English Explanatory Dictionary

photomotile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. motile in the presence of light

Word forms

photomotile

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin mōtus English -ile English motile English photomotile From photo- + motile.

Related words

photomotility
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