preillumination
nounEtymology From pre- + illumination.
1
Illumination prior to some other process.
- The lag period in chlorophyll synthesis can be eliminated by exposing the dark-grown cells to a 2-h preillumination period followed by a 12-h dark period prior to placing them in continuous light for chloroplast development[.]2013, Hans Mohr, Photomorphogenesis, →ISBN, page 323:
- However under UVA preillumination, Bacillus anthracis when interacted with TiO 2 -NPs exhibited a synergistic toxic effect.2015 October 24, “Decreased Phototoxic Effects of TiO₂ Nanoparticles in Consortium of Bacterial Isolates from Domestic Waste Water”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: