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disphotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pho-t-ic
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.

Etymology

From dis- + photic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dysphotic (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

photic euphotic aphotic

Rhymes With

otic photic rhotic lotic euphotic aphotic entotic apodotic periotic epiotic sphenotic prootic

Questions

What does disphotic mean?
Having enough light to see, but not enough to carry out photosynthesis.
Where does disphotic come from?
From dis- + photic.

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