photocages

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A form of photocage — Any of several molecular species that can be activated by light; they are used especially in biochemistry to attach a molecule to a biologically active compound and then study its behaviour once activated.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of photocage
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APA

photocages. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocages

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“photocages.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocages. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photocages,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photocages.

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