photoactivated
Turned on by light
Photoactivated describes something that has been triggered or made active by exposure to light.
The term appears in chemistry, biology, and medicine for processes that remain dormant until illuminated: photoactivated drugs that target cancer cells only when exposed to specific wavelengths.
A photoactivated compound undergoes chemical change upon absorbing light energy.
Reacting to illumination
- photochromicChanges shade with light
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
- self-healingAble to repair itself
Light-activated reaction acceleration
- chromophoreMolecule's tint-causing portion
- photoinducedCaused by light absorption
- photodegradationLight-induced chemical breakdown
- photoreductionElectron gain from light
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- phototropismGrowth response to illumination
- photomorphogenesisPlant growth shaped by illumination
- chloroplastLight-harvesting cell structure
photopigment · carotenoids · light-dependent · circadian · auxin · photolabile
Light-to-current semiconductor
- photosensorLight-detecting electronic component
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
- photodetectorLight-to-electricity conversion device
photoconductor · light-sensitive · photoelectric · semiconductor
Medicine targeting malignant growths
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
photoresponsive
Reacting to illumination
- photochromicChanges shade with light
- photoresistLight-sensitive polymer coating
- self-healingAble to repair itself
photocatalysis
Light-activated reaction acceleration
- chromophoreMolecule's tint-causing portion
- photoinducedCaused by light absorption
- photodegradationLight-induced chemical breakdown
photosynthesis
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- phototropismGrowth response to illumination
- photomorphogenesisPlant growth shaped by illumination
chloroplast · photopigment · carotenoids · light-dependent · circadian · auxin · photolabile
photodiode
Light-to-current semiconductor
- photosensorLight-detecting electronic component
- phototransistorLight-sensitive amplifying component
- photovoltaicLight-to-electricity converting
photodetector · photoconductor · light-sensitive · photoelectric · semiconductor
neuromodulation
Adjusting brain cell activity
cancer-treatment
Medicine targeting malignant growths
- drug-deliveryAdministering medicine to body
- dermatologyStudy of skin ailments
photoactivatedunactivated
Not yet switched on
dormant · inactive · quiescent · inactivated · deactivated
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