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photoreception

Syllables: pho·to·re·cept·ionUK/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/US/ˌfoʊtəɹəˈsɛpʃ(ə)n/

photoreception noun: the absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes.

Noun

photoreception (usually uncountable, plural photoreceptions)

  1. (usually) The absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes

Forms of photoreception

pluralphotoreceptions

Origin of photoreception

From photo- + reception.

Words that rhyme with photoreception

Questions about photoreception

What does photoreception mean?
Photoreception means the absorption of light energy by plants and animals, and its utilization for biologically important purposes.
What part of speech is photoreception?
Photoreception is a noun.
How do you pronounce photoreception?
Photoreception is pronounced /ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ɹɪˈsɛpʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of photoreception?
The plural of photoreception is photoreceptions.

Words near photoreception in the dictionary

  1. photorealists
  2. photorearrangement
  3. photorearrangements
  4. photoreceiver
  5. photoreceivers
  6. photoreception
  7. photoreceptions
  8. photoreceptive
  9. photoreceptor
  10. photoreceptoral
  11. photoreceptors

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