Meanings
adjectivephotonegative (comparative more photonegative, superlative most photonegative)
comparative more photonegative · superlative most photonegative
- biologyhaving a negative phototropic or phototactic response; repelled by light
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishnegative
- Englishphotonegative
Cite this entry
APA
photonegative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonegative
MLA
“photonegative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonegative. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photonegative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photonegative.
Source: photonegative on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.