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What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down.
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Meaning of "phototoxicity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOTOXICITY

phototoxicity  [ˌfəʊtəʊtɒkˈsɪsətɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOTOXICITY

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Phototoxicity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOTOTOXICITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phototoxicity

Phototoxicity, also called photoirritation, is a chemically induced skin irritation requiring light that does not involve the immune system. It is a type of photosensitivity. The skin response resembles an exaggerated sunburn. The involved chemical may enter into the skin by topical administration or it may reach the skin via systemic circulation following ingestion or parenteral administration. The chemical needs to be "photoactive", which means that when it absorbs photons, the absorbed energy produces molecular changes that cause toxicity. Many synthetic compounds, including drug substances like tetracyclines or fluoroquinolones, are known to cause these effects. Surface contact with some such chemicals causes photodermatitis; many plants cause phytophotodermatitis. Light-induced toxicity is a common phenomenon in humans; however, it also occurs in other animals.

Definition of phototoxicity in the English dictionary

The definition of phototoxicity in the dictionary is damage as a result of exposure to light, especially when referring to skin damage.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOTOXICITY


anelasticity
ˌænɪlæsˈtɪsətɪ
antiuniversity
ˌæntɪˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsətɪ
ethnocentricity
ˌɛθnəʊsɛnˈtrɪsətɪ
high-velocity
ˌhaɪvɪˈlɒsətɪ
hyperviscosity
ˌhaɪpəvɪsˈkɒsətɪ
lysogenicity
ˌlaɪsəʊˈdʒəˈnɪsətɪ
neurotoxicity
ˌnjʊərəʊˌtɒkˈsɪsətɪ
nonuniversity
ˌnɒnˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsətɪ
obesity
əʊˈbiːsətɪ
ototoxicity
ˌəʊtəʊtɒkˈsɪsətɪ
phytotoxicity
ˌfaɪtəʊtɒkˈsɪsətɪ
preuniversity
ˌpriːjuːnɪˈvɜːsətɪ
tenacity
tɪˈnæsətɪ
unveracity
ˌʌnvəˈræsətɪ
virtuosity
ˌvɜːtʃʊˈɒsətɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOTOXICITY

phototherapeutics
phototherapy
photothermal
photothermally
photothermic
photothermically
phototonic
phototonus
phototopography
phototoxic
phototransistor
phototrope
phototroph
phototrophic
phototropic
phototropically
phototropism
phototropy
phototube
phototype

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOTOXICITY

authenticity
capacity
complicity
cytotoxicity
elasticity
electricity
ethnicity
felicity
hydroelectricity
hydrophobicity
modulus of elasticity
monotonicity
multiplicity
nephrotoxicity
periodicity
plasticity
publicity
simplicity
specificity
synchronicity
toxicity

Synonyms and antonyms of phototoxicity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phototoxicity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOTOXICITY

Find out the translation of phototoxicity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phototoxicity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phototoxicity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光毒性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fototoxicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

phototoxicity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phototoxicity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضيائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фототоксичность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fototoxicidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phototoxicity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phototoxicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phototoxicity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Phototoxizität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光毒症
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광독성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phototoxicity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phototoxicity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phototoxicity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fototoksisite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fototossicità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fototoksyczność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фототоксічность
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fototoxicitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοτοξικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fototoksisiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fototoxicitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fototoksisitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phototoxicity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTOXICITY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTOXICITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phototoxicity

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QUOTES WITH «PHOTOTOXICITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word phototoxicity.
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Eric Betzig
What was shocking to us was that by spreading the energy out across seven beams instead of one, the phototoxicity went way down.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOTOXICITY»

Discover the use of phototoxicity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phototoxicity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Handbook of Biological Confocal Microscopy
Probably this hydrophobic protein environment contributes to the relatively low phototoxicity of GFP compared with naked fluorophores such as fluorescein or rhodamine. • The subcellular location of the fluorescent molecule. When fluorescent ...
James Pawley, 2010
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Photobiology: The Science of Life and Light
The most important defenses of plants against parasites and grazers are of a chemical nature, and among chemical defenses phototoxicity plays an important role, especially among flowering plants. The phototoxic substances employed by  ...
Lars Olof Björn, 2007
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Principles and Practice of Skin Toxicology
Primary. Learning. Objectives. • How a step-wise testing strategy using in vitro assays can be used to identify the phototoxic hazard potential of test materials. • Details ofthe individual assays that may comprise an in vitro phototoxicity testing  ...
Robert Chilcott, Shirley Price, 2008
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Clinical Photomedicine
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Cutaneous phototoxicity is a process that develops when selected drugs and chemicals, capable of absorbing radiant energy, are present in the skin and are activated to produce an ...
H. W. Lim, 1993
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Dermatotoxicology
Draft proposals for OECD guidelines for phototoxicity testing in vivo were considered in 1991 and 1995 (OECD, 1991, 1995). However, these proposals were never progressed largely because of the unwillingness to define further animal ...
Klaus Peter Wilhelm, Hongbo Zhai, Howard I. Maibach, 2007
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UV Effects in Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems
orbital to a* or n* orbitals may also contribute to their potential phototoxicity. The HOMO-LUMO gap has been used in several QSAR (quantitative structure-activity relationship) analyses (discussed later) to predict whether specific PAHs are ...
E. Walter Helbling, Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), 2003
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Nonclinical Safety Assessment: A Guide to International ...
require phototoxicity testing. This threshold has been questioned and there have been discussions of increasing the coefficient. In vitro phototoxicity assays have been around for more than 100 years. The results of these assays have been an  ...
William J. Brock, Kenneth L. Hastings, Kathy M. McGown, 2013
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Tetracyclines in Biology, Chemistry and Medicine
Phototoxicity assays The phototoxic potential of the tetracyclines varies greatly among family members. Demethylchlortetracycline (DMTC) is associated with a high incidence of phototoxic reactions in individuals, whereas doxycycline is less  ...
M. Nelson, W. Hillen, R.A. Greenwald, 2001
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Photodermatology
TABLE 4 Fluoroquinolone Phototoxicity Index Table One early test system which involved “volunteers” being given a drug or placebo followed by a sunshine- soaked boat trip with erythema scoring thereafter did reveal some important ...
Henry W. Lim, Herbert Honigsmann, John L. M. Hawk, 2007
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Ophthalmology
757. Fig. 6-44-4 Acute retinal phototoxicity 2 weeks after cataract surgery. Fig. 6- 44-2 Solar retinopathy of both eyes. In the right eye (A) and in the left eye (B), of the same patient. (Courtesy of William E. Benson, MD.) Fig. 6-44-3 Fluorescein ...
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOTOXICITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phototoxicity is used in the context of the following news items.
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GARDENING with ALI MARSHALL: Save yourself from plant 'attack'
Even if we could eradicate the giant hogweed completely from our landscape it would still not stop people being harmed due to phototoxicity as ... «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
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Visualizing lipid-formulated siRNA release from endosomes and …
... times longer exposure time, is captured from the lower third of the cell. Only a single plane with long exposure time is cap- tured in order to limit phototoxicity. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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'Different engineered nanomaterials may interact in environment'
Indeed, zinc oxide reduced the phototoxicity of titanium dioxide particles. The results took the team by surprise. “We thought that titanium ... «Chemical Watch, Jul 15»
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Light-Based Technologies At Work: 'Seeing' Through Walls …
Using Airy beams for single-plane illumination microscopy provides a rapid, wide-field-of-view imaging scheme with low sample phototoxicity, ... «Metrology World, Jul 15»
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Light-based technologies at work: 'seeing' through walls, monitoring …
Using Airy beams for single-plane illumination microscopy provides a rapid, wide-field-of-view imaging scheme with low sample phototoxicity, ... «SPIE Newsroom, Jul 15»
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Novel Drug Works for Photosensitivity
... allowing them to tolerate more sun exposure without pain due to phototoxicity, Robert J. Desnick, PhD, MD, of the department of genetics and ... «MedPage Today, Jul 15»
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Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals to offer treatment for light-induced disorder
Patients experience intense fear of incurring phototoxicity due to light exposure. As previously reported by Clinuvel, the majority of patients who ... «Proactive Investors Australia, Jul 15»
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Excelitas Technologies announces launch of X-Cite 120LEDmini for …
An instant on/off capability minimizes photobleaching and phototoxicity in specimens while offering a compact solution for minimum space ... «News-Medical.net, May 15»
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New tools to treat malignant melanoma
... recently dabrafenib, which also targets mutant BRAF, has been used to treat patients and is thought to be associated with less phototoxicity. «Nursing in Practice, May 15»
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10 Essential Facts About Skin Cancer
There are two types of reactions that may occur, phototoxicity, which involves a reaction with the skin, and photoallergy, which involves the ... «Everyday Health, May 15»

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