photorecoveryn.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)rᵻˈkʌv(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌfoʊdərəˈkəv(ə)ri/, /ˌfoʊdəriˈkəv(ə)ri/ Biology.
= photoreactivation n.
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photoprocess1910
photorecovery1950
1950 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 36 626 The photorecovery after ultra-violet radiation, manifested by the Arbacia egg, seems in all ways parallel to the ‘photoreactivation’ in fungi and bacteria.
1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia XV. 390/1 It is probable that photorecovery mechanisms are continually operative in some plants exposed to direct action of sunlight.
1993 Nature 7 Jan. 79/1 Ca2+ may regulate photorecovery and light adaptation not only by regulating guanylate cyclase activity and phosphodiesterase activation, but also by modulating the affinity of the channel for cGMP.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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