photoreducedadj.
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)rᵻˈdjuːst/, /ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)rᵻˈdʒuːst/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊrəˈd(j)ust/, /ˈˌfoʊdoʊriˈd(j)ust/ 1. That has been photochemically reduced.
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1952 Science 22 Feb. 212/1 Tests with various sugars..and with photoreduced (red) tetrazolium indicate that this is not the case.
1959 G. Oster in R. B. Withrow Photoperiodism i. 7 In my opinion..intermediate colored forms of photoreduced porphyrins are obtainable.
2001 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 8562 GTN (45 μmol) was added to EDTA-photoreduced riboflavin.
2. Photographically reduced in size.
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1986 Libr. Assoc. Rec. May 246/1 270 pages of photo-reduced typescript is not a user-friendly sight.
1990 Computer Buyer's Guide & Handbk. 8 vii. 5/1 Discoversoft's..printer utility..lets you print individual ‘photo-reduced’ pages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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