photoresistive

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adjective

photoconductive

OriginEnglish resistive ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

adjectivephotoresistive (comparative more photoresistive, superlative most photoresistive)

comparative more photoresistive · superlative most photoresistive

  1. photoconductive

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishresistive
  9. Englishphotoresistive

From photo- + resistive.

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APA

photoresistive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistive

MLA

“photoresistive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistive. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoresistive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresistive.

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