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aphotic

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7 lettersPronunciation /eɪˈfəʊtɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted achioptStarts with AEnds with C0 clues
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Definitions

  1. lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight

Word origin

From a- (prefix meaning ‘not; without; opposite of’) + photic.

Used in a sentence

  • We have bacteria classified as aërobic and anaërobic, according as they thrive with or without access of air. We need to classify bacteria as photic and aphotic.
  • Large systems can always be subdivided. A large lake, for example, will have a surface photic environment, an aphotic system on the lakebed and a coastal system at the land–water interface.

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