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tithonic

tithonic adjective: of, relating to, or denoting those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic.

Adjective

tithonic (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or denoting those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic.

Proper noun capitalized: Tithonic

Tithonic

  1. (obsolete) Synonym of Tithonian.
    Synonyms:
    Tithonian

Synonyms of tithonic

Origin of tithonic

Latin Tithonius (“belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora”), from Ancient Greek.

Words formed from tithonic

Questions about tithonic

What does tithonic mean?
Tithonic means of, relating to, or denoting those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic.
What part of speech is tithonic?
Tithonic can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near tithonic in the dictionary

  1. tithings
  2. tithis
  3. tithonia
  4. Tithonian
  5. tithonias
  6. tithonic
  7. tithonicity
  8. tithonographic
  9. tithonometer
  10. tithonometers
  11. Tithonus

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