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disphotic

disphotic adjective: having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.

Adjective

disphotic (not comparable)

  1. Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.

Forms of disphotic

alternative formdysphotic

Origin of disphotic

From dis- + photic.

Words that rhyme with disphotic

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Questions about disphotic

What does disphotic mean?
Disphotic means having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.
What part of speech is disphotic?
Disphotic is an adjective.

Words near disphotic in the dictionary

  1. dispetals
  2. disphenocingulum
  3. disphenoid
  4. disphenoidal
  5. disphenoids
  6. disphotic
  7. disphyllid
  8. disphyllids
  9. dispicable
  10. dispiration
  11. dispirations

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