aphotic
adj/eɪˈfəʊtɪk/UK/eɪˈfoʊtɪk/US
Etymology
From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) + photic.
Definitions
Having no light, especially no sunlight.
Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight…
Describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
- We have bacteria classified as aërobic and anaërobic, according as they thrive with or without access of air. We need to classify bacteria as photic and aphotic.
The neighborhood
- neighbormesopelagic
- neighbortwilight
- neighborbathypelagic
- neighborbathyal
- neighbormidnight
- neighborabyssopelagic
- neighborabyssal
- neighborhadopelagic
- neighborhadalpelagic
- neighborhadal
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for aphotic. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA