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photobiology

American

[foh-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] / ˌfoʊ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the effects of light on biological systems.

photobiology British

/ ˌfəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ, ˌfəʊtəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

the branch of biology concerned with the effect of light on living organisms

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Other Word Forms

photobiologic adjective
photobiological adjective
photobiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of photobiology

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + biology

Example Sentences

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The study has been published in the journal of Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology.

From BBC

Jose-Luis Sagripanti and C. David Lytle wrote the study, which was published in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology earlier this month.

From Fox News

A study last year in the journal Photochemistry and Photobiology said there was an urgent need for more clinical trials of the picosecond lasers to compare their safety and effectiveness with more time-tested equipment.

From Washington Post

In January 1983, he organized the International Conference on Photochemistry and Photobiology at his alma mater in Alexandria.

From Nature

Jianping Yu, a research scientist with NREL’s Photobiology Group, is leading a team of researchers who are working with these organisms.

From Scientific American

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