light reaction

1. 1.

   the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP

   Broaderphotochemical reaction

   Part ofphotosynthesis

Questions about light reaction

What does light reaction mean?

light reaction means "the first stage of photosynthesis during which energy from light is used for the production of ATP".

Is light reaction a common word?

light reaction is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.