photoreceptive
English
adj
Definitions
- (biology) Absorbing and using light, especially for sensory purposes
Etymology
Prefix from English receptive.
Origin
English
receptive
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baroreceptive English
- bioreceptive English
- chemoreceptive English
- electroreceptive English
- extrareceptive English
- hygroreceptive English
- irreceptive English
- magnetoreceptive English
- mechanoreceptive English
- multireceptive English
- nociceptive English
- nonreceptive English
- osmoreceptive English
- prereceptive English
- receptive English
- receptively English
- receptiveness English
- receptivity English
- telereceptive English
- thermoreceptive English
- unreceptive English
- receptivus Latin