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photolabile

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  • adjective labile in the presence of light or rather, to be subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions

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Examples

  • "Control of cytoplasmic calcium with photolabile tetracarboxylate 2-nitrobenzhydrol chelators," Biophys.

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • Polar stratospheric clouds (PSCs) are extremely efficient at catalysing the transformation of photostable chlorine reservoirs into photolabile species, which are actively involved in springtime ozone-depletion events.

    Naturejobs - All Jobs Anatoli Bogdan 2010

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