| 单词 | photophilic |
| 释义 | photophilic in British English (ˌfəʊtəˈfɪlɪk) adjective another name for photophilous photophilous in British English (fəʊˈtɒfələs) or photophilic (ˌfəʊtəˈfɪlɪk) adjective (esp of plants) growing best in strong light Derived forms photophily (phoˈtophily) noun photophilic in American English (ˌfoutəˈfɪlɪk) adjective of or pertaining to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light Also: photophilous (fouˈtɑfələs) Word origin [1895–1900; photo- + -philic]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backwind, cutback, flamenco, hit-and-run, slapstickphoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photochronograph, photogenic, photomultiplier, photorealism, photosensitivity; -philic is a combining form occurring in adjectives that correspond to nouns ending in -phile. Other words that use the affix -philic include: cryophilic, electrophilic, lyophilic, nucleophilic, polychromatophilicExamples of 'photophilic' in a sentence |
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