photophilic

photophilic
pho·to·phil·ic

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  • photophilic — /foh teuh fil ik/, adj. of or pertaining to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light. Also, photophilous /foh tof euh leuhs/. [1895 1900; PHOTO + PHILIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • photophilic — adjective That thrives in bright sunlight …   Wiktionary

  • photophilic — pho·to·phil·ic .fōt ə fil ik or pho·toph·i·lous fō täf ə ləs also pho·to·phile fōt ə .fīl adj thriving in full light: requiring abundant light * * * pho·to·phil·ic (fo″to filґik) [photo + philic] thriving in light; said of organisms …   Medical dictionary

  • photophilic — …   Useful english dictionary

  • -phil- — Suffixes with the common part phil ( phile, philia, philic) are used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something. They are antonymic to suffixes phob . Phil (Philo ) may also be… …   Wikipedia

  • circalittoral — the lower sublittoral zone in the sea dominated by photophilic algae; the depth zone between 100 and 200 metres …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • photophilous — [fōt΄ō fil′ikfō täf′ə ləs] adj. 〚 PHOTO + PHILOUS〛 Biol. thriving in light: also photophilic [fōt΄ō fil′ik] photophily [fōt΄ō fil′lē] …   Universalium

  • φωτόφιλος — η, ο, Ν 1. αυτός που αγαπά το φως, που τού αρέσει το φως 2. φρ. α) «φωτόφιλη φάση» βοτ. φάση στον κύκλο ζωής τών φυτών κατά την οποία το φως επάγει την ανθοφορία β) «φωτόφιλος οργανισμός» βιολ. οργανισμός που ευδοκιμεί σε συνθήκες άπλετου… …   Dictionary of Greek

  • photophilous — [fōt΄ō fil′ikfō täf′ə ləs] adj. [ PHOTO + PHILOUS] Biol. thriving in light: also photophilic [fōt΄ō fil′ik] photophily [fōt΄ō fil′lē] n …   English World dictionary

  • photophile — adjective see photophilic …   Useful english dictionary

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