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photoallergic

photoallergic adjective: showing an allergic reaction only after exposure to light.

Adjective

photoallergic (comparative more photoallergic, superlative most photoallergic)

  1. Showing an allergic reaction only after exposure to light

Forms of photoallergic

comparativemore photoallergic
superlativemost photoallergic

Origin of photoallergic

From photo- + allergic.

Questions about photoallergic

What does photoallergic mean?
Photoallergic means showing an allergic reaction only after exposure to light.
What part of speech is photoallergic?
Photoallergic is an adjective.

Words near photoallergic in the dictionary

  1. photoalignments
  2. photoallergen
  3. photoallergenic
  4. photoallergenicity
  5. photoallergens
  6. photoallergic
  7. photoallergies
  8. photoallergy
  9. photoammonification
  10. photoamplifier
  11. photoamplifiers

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