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photoadaptation

photoadaptation noun: adaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment.

Noun

photoadaptation (countable and uncountable, plural photoadaptations)

  1. adaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment

Forms of photoadaptation

pluralphotoadaptations

Origin of photoadaptation

From photo- + adaptation.

Questions about photoadaptation

What does photoadaptation mean?
Photoadaptation means adaptation of an organism to the changing amount of light in its environment.
What part of speech is photoadaptation?
Photoadaptation is a noun.
What is the plural of photoadaptation?
The plural of photoadaptation is photoadaptations.

Words near photoadaptation in the dictionary

  1. photoactivation
  2. photoactivations
  3. photoactive
  4. photoactivities
  5. photoactivity
  6. photoadaptation
  7. photoadaptational
  8. photoadaptations
  9. photoadapted
  10. photoadaptive
  11. photoaddition

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