Meanings
adjectivephotoresponsive (comparative more photoresponsive, superlative most photoresponsive)
comparative more photoresponsive · superlative most photoresponsive
- That responds to light
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishresponsive
- Englishphotoresponsive
From photo- + responsive.
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photoresponsive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresponsive
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“photoresponsive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresponsive. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoresponsive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoresponsive.
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