Meanings
nounphotoacceptor (plural photoacceptors)
plural photoacceptors
- biochemistryA pigment that accepts a photon as the first stage in a photochemical reaction sequence
Origin
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photoacceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoacceptor
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“photoacceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoacceptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoacceptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoacceptor.
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