photonasty

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noun

A nastic response to a change in light levels.

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Meanings

nounphotonasty (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA nastic response to a change in light levels.

Origin

From photo- + -nasty.

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Translations

Irish fótanastacht
  • fótanastachta nastic response to a change in light levels

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nostopathy
Cite this entry
APA

photonasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonasty

MLA

“photonasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonasty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photonasty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonasty.

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