| action potential |
the local voltage change across the cell wall as a nerve impulse is transmitted
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| actinometer |
an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect)
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| actinometry |
measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
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| activate |
trip: put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" make active or more active; "activate an old file" make more adsorptive; "activate a metal" aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter make (substances) radioactive
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| action spectrum |
the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation
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