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photokinesis

[ foh-toh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy- ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ- /

noun Physiology.

movement occurring upon exposure to light.

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Origin of photokinesis

First recorded in 1900–05; photo- + -kinesis

OTHER WORDS FROM photokinesis

pho·to·ki·net·ic [foh-toh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-], /ˌfoʊ toʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-/, adjective

Words nearby photokinesis

photoinactivation, photoinduced, photoionization, photoisomerization, photojournalism, photokinesis, photo layout, photolitho, photolithograph, photolithography, photoluminescence
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British Dictionary definitions for photokinesis

photokinesis
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊkɪˈniːsɪs, -kaɪ-) /

noun

biology the movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of light

Derived forms of photokinesis

photokinetic (ˌfəʊtəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk, -kaɪ-), adjectivephotokinetically, adverb
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