Definition of photobiology in English:
photobiology
noun ˌfəʊtəʊbʌɪˈɒlədʒiˌfoʊdoʊbaɪˈɑlədʒi
mass nounThe study of the effects of light on living organisms.
Example sentencesExamples
- Mice, because of their size, cost and ease of handling, are used regularly for experiments in photobiology and immunology.
- The results obtained, being important for photobiology from a fundamental point of view, may have relevance to the cancer biology and DNA communities.
- The search for new compounds with potential photosensitization activity for biological systems is relevant to the science of photobiology.
- These data demonstrate the usefulness of these assays for environmental photobiology and the potential for their use in studying the relative impacts of UVB versus UVA, including ozone depletion events.
- A variety of light sources have been used in the literature of photobiology.
Definition of photobiology in US English:
photobiology
nounˌfōdōbīˈäləjēˌfoʊdoʊbaɪˈɑlədʒi
The study of the effects of light on living organisms.
Example sentencesExamples
- The results obtained, being important for photobiology from a fundamental point of view, may have relevance to the cancer biology and DNA communities.
- These data demonstrate the usefulness of these assays for environmental photobiology and the potential for their use in studying the relative impacts of UVB versus UVA, including ozone depletion events.
- Mice, because of their size, cost and ease of handling, are used regularly for experiments in photobiology and immunology.
- A variety of light sources have been used in the literature of photobiology.
- The search for new compounds with potential photosensitization activity for biological systems is relevant to the science of photobiology.