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photogenesis

photogenesis noun: the emission of light, as by certain bacteria.

Noun

photogenesis (uncountable)

  1. The emission of light, as by certain bacteria.

Origin of photogenesis

From photo- + -genesis.

Questions about photogenesis

What does photogenesis mean?
Photogenesis means the emission of light, as by certain bacteria.
What part of speech is photogenesis?
Photogenesis is a noun.

Words near photogenesis in the dictionary

  1. photogen
  2. photogene
  3. photogenerated
  4. photogeneration
  5. photogenes
  6. photogenesis
  7. photogenetic
  8. photogenia
  9. photogenic
  10. photogenically
  11. photogenicism

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