biphasic

[bahy-fey-zik]

adjective

having two phases.

Botany. having a gametophytic and a sporophytic phase.

Origin of biphasic

First recorded in 1905–10; bi-¹ + phase + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for biphasic

biphasic

adjective

having two phases

See two-phase

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