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mesophotic

mesophotic adjective: describing seawater at a depth such that some light is present, but not enough to sustain photosynthesis.

Adjective

mesophotic (not comparable)

  1. Describing seawater at a depth such that some light is present, but not enough to sustain photosynthesis.
    • This is largely because the beds occur mostly in mesophotic habitats (~30–120 m depth) that are difficult to adequately access with standard scuba. As pointed out by Bridge et al. (2010), information on biotic and abiotic aspects of mesophotic habitats remains extremely scarce due to logistical and...2013, Michael A. Lang, Research and Discoveries: The Revolution of Science Through Scuba

Origin of mesophotic

From meso- + photic.

Words formed from mesophotic

Questions about mesophotic

What does mesophotic mean?
Mesophotic means describing seawater at a depth such that some light is present, but not enough to sustain photosynthesis.
What part of speech is mesophotic?
Mesophotic is an adjective.

Words near mesophotic in the dictionary

  1. mesophilia
  2. mesophilic
  3. mesophilous
  4. mesophils
  5. mesophloeum
  6. mesophotic
  7. mesophryon
  8. mesophyl
  9. mesophylic
  10. mesophyll
  11. mesophylla

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