photoabsorbingadj.
/ˌfəʊtəʊəbˈzɔːbɪŋ/, /ˌfəʊtəʊəbˈsɔːbɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdoʊəbˈzɔrbɪŋ/, /ˌfoʊdoʊəbˈsɔrbɪŋ/ Physics and Chemistry.
That absorbs light; capable of absorbing a photon.
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photobiological1907
photoreversible1941
photoreactivable1952
photoreactivated1953
photoreactivating1955
photoprotective1961
photoconvertible1962
photoabsorbing1966
photorepairable1966
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photonic1929
photoabsorbing1966
1966 C. S. G. Phillips & R. J. P. Williams Inorg. Chem. II. xx. 87 A biological system obtains energy from the oxidation of organic substrates or from the action of light on its photo-absorbing pigments.
1977 I. M. Campbell Energy & Atmosphere viii. 252 (heading) The generation of the photoabsorbing species and their relative significance.
1995 Physical Rev. Lett. 74 4900/1 The potential change for the photoelectron due to the core hole is accounted for at the site of the photoabsorbing atom only.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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