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photoreceptor

photoreceptor noun: a specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.

Noun

photoreceptor (plural photoreceptors)

  1. A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.

photoreceptor meaning in Tamil

photoreceptor in Tamil

ஒளி உணர்வேற்பி, ஒளி உணர்ப்பி, ஒளி உணர்வி, ஒளியேற்பான், ஒளிபெறும், ஒளிவாங்கி

Forms of photoreceptor

pluralphotoreceptors

Origin of photoreceptor

From photo- + receptor.

Words formed from photoreceptor

Questions about photoreceptor

What does photoreceptor mean?
Photoreceptor means a specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.
What is photoreceptor in Tamil?
Photoreceptor in Tamil is ஒளி உணர்வேற்பி, ஒளி உணர்ப்பி, ஒளி உணர்வி. See Photoreceptor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is photoreceptor?
Photoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of photoreceptor?
The plural of photoreceptor is photoreceptors.

Words near photoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. photoreceiver
  2. photoreceivers
  3. photoreception
  4. photoreceptions
  5. photoreceptive
  6. photoreceptor
  7. photoreceptoral
  8. photoreceptors
  9. photorecombination
  10. photorecombinations
  11. photoreconfigurable

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Adapted from Wiktionary: photoreceptor (page history and authors); photoreceptor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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