photoswitching

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noun

The modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function

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Meanings

nounphotoswitching (usually uncountable, plural photoswitchings)

plural photoswitchings

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryThe modification of the structure of a compound by light, especially when accompanied by a change in function

Origin

From photo- + switching.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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