photophil
photophil noun: the phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with light and expenditure of energy.
Noun
photophil
- The phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with light and expenditure of energy.
- It will be seen that light at one phase of the rhythm promoted flowering, and at the other phase inhibited it; thus there was a distinct manifestation of photophil and skotophil phases.1975, Science progress - Volume 62, page 120
- Short-day effects were seen to result when light was restricted to the photophil, while long-day effects were produced when light encroached into scotophil (figure 1.2).2010, Randy J. Nelson, David L. Denlinger, David E. Somers, Photoperiodism: The Biological Calendar, →ISBN, page 12
Questions about photophil
- What does photophil mean?
- Photophil means the phase of a two-phase circadian rhythm associated with light and expenditure of energy.
- What part of speech is photophil?
- Photophil is a noun.
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