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photobiology

[ foh-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
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Origin of photobiology

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + biology

OTHER WORDS FROM photobiology

pho·to·bi·o·log·i·cal [foh-toh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌfoʊ toʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, pho·to·bi·o·log·ic, adjectivepho·to·bi·ol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for photobiology

photobiology
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun
the branch of biology concerned with the effect of light on living organisms

Derived forms of photobiology

photobiological (ˌfəʊtəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivephotobiologist, noun
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