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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOPHILOUS

photophilous  [fəʊˈtɒfələs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOPHILOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photophilous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOTOPHILOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of photophilous in the English dictionary

The definition of photophilous in the dictionary is growing best in strong light.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOPHILOUS


acephalous
əˈsɛfələs
androcephalous
ˌændrəʊˈsɛfələs
autocephalous
ˌɔːtəʊˈsɛfələs
bicephalous
baɪˈsɛfələs
brachycephalous
ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs
Bucephalus
bjuːˈsɛfələs
hydrocephalus
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈsɛfələs
leptocephalus
ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs
lissencephalous
ˌlɪsenˈsefələs
macrocephalous
ˌmækrəʊˈsefələs
mesaticephalous
ˌmɛsətɪˈsɛfələs
mesocephalous
ˌmɛsəʊˈsɛfələs
microcephalous
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfələs
orthocephalous
ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs
oxycephalous
ˌɒksɪˈsɛfələs
platycephalous
ˌplætɪˈsɛfələs
rhizocephalous
ˌraɪzəʊˈsɛfələs
scaphocephalous
ˌskæfəʊˈsɛfələs
scaphocephalus
ˌskæfəʊˈsefələs
stegocephalous
ˌstɛɡəʊˈsɛfələs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOPHILOUS

photoperiod
photoperiodic
photoperiodically
photoperiodism
photophase
photophil
photophilic
photophily
photophobe
photophobia
photophobic
photophone
photophonic
photophony
photophore
photophoreses
photophoresis
photopia
photopic
photoplay

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOPHILOUS

acidophilous
ammophilous
anemophilous
battailous
entomophilous
eosinophilous
geophilous
lithophilous
perilous
pilous
ridiculous
scurrilous
sibilous
Siege Perilous
symphilous
tendrilous
thermophilous
tropophilous
unperilous
verisimilous
xerophilous

Synonyms and antonyms of photophilous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photophilous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOPHILOUS

Find out the translation of photophilous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photophilous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photophilous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

photophilous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

photophilous
570 millions of speakers

English

photophilous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

photophilous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

photophilous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

светолюбивое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

photophilous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

photophilous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photophiles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photophilous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

photophilous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

好光性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

photophilous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photophililous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

photophilous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

photophilous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रणात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

photophilous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

photophilous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

swiatlolubny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

світлолюбна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

photophilous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

photophilous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photophilous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

photophilous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

photophilous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photophilous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHILOUS»

The term «photophilous» is barely ever used and occupies the 196.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHILOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about photophilous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOPHILOUS»

Discover the use of photophilous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photophilous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coral Reefs of the Indian Ocean : Their Ecology and ...
Key: * skiophilous = shade loving, photophilous = light loving. information on species diversity, even though this information will only give partial view of the richness as many parts of the coast have not yet been studied. A more complete study ...
T. R. McClanahan, Department of Biological Sciences University of Warwick C. R. C. Sheppard Principal Research Fellow, Coral Reef Conservation Project Wildlife Conservation Society D. O. Obura Research Fellow, 2000
2
Studies on Amphipoda: Proceedings of the VIth International ...
Group I includes species found on hard substrata among photophilous algae. Among the species of this group are Dexamine spiniventris (number 15 in the graph), D. spinosa (16) and Cressa cristata (13), species living on photophilous algae.
Brill Academic, 1988
3
Plant Physiology, 4E
(a) Photophilous phase — It occurs in light and is characterised by intensive photosynthesis and weak respiration. In this phase, synthetic processes are dominant. (b) Skotophilous phase — It occurs in dark and is characterised by intensive ...
S N Pandey, B K Sinha, 2009
4
Concepts of Biology XII
Depending upon the relative light requirements, plants have been placed in following two groups (Table 1): (a) Photophilous , heliophilous or sun-loving. These plants grow best in high intensities of sunlight. (b) Sciophilous or shade loving.
Prof. Kotpal, Dr. Tyagi, Dr. Bendre, & Dr. Pande
5
Vegetation of inland waters
On the leaves the photophilous association Ascocyclo-Giraudietum occurs, while the leaf-sheats and exposed parts of the rhizomes are occupied by the Udoteo- Peyssonnellietum, an association of shaded sublittoral rock in sheltered sites.
Jean-Jacques Symoens, 1988
6
Modern Plant Physiology
The first half cycle occurs in day and is called photophilous phase. During this, anabolic process predominates including flowering in plants. The other half cycle is dark, sensitive and is called as skotophilous phase. In this, catabolic process ...
Rajiv Kumar Sinha, 2004
7
Acta scientiarum naturalium Academiae Scientiarum ...
In the third size group, the leading species at all localities are Pardosa pra- tivaga (photophilous, hygrophilous) and Pardosa palustris (photophilous, semi- hygrophilous). The ratio of their dominances, viz. 0.84 : 0.02 in advantage of P.
‎1987
8
Botaniska notiser: Supplement
A rather photophilous facies (under the circumstances usually existing in beech woods) of Pyrenuletum nitidae is formed on somewhat more illuminated beech trunks, where Lecanora glabrata and Pertusaria Wulfenii are often dominants.
‎1947
9
Urban Air Pollution, Bioindication and Environmental Awareness
The presence of few species with a very high bark coverage is determining for IBL values. The ecological indices show that 83 % of the species are photophilous, while 44 % is nitrophilous; most of the lichen species found prefer sun-exposed ...
Andreas Klumpp, 2004
10
A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
Contrast PHOTOPHILOUS. photorespiration A process in *C3 plants that occurs when C02 levels are low and that reduces the efficiency of *photosynthesis. The * enzyme (rubisco) that catalyses the fixation of C02 accepts either 02 or C02, ...
Chris Park, Michael Allaby, 2013

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOPHILOUS»

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“The soul of man is divided into three parts,
In the anatomy of photoperiodism, it is clearly and explicitly articulated that photophilous and photophobic organisms respond to pungent ... «Nigerian Observer, Sep 13»

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