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photosensitive en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English sensitive English photosensitive From photo- + sensitive.

Meanings

  1. Having a reaction to, or able to be affected by, light.

Forms

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most photosensitive Degree=Sup lexicographic
more photosensitive Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

photosensitive retinal ganglion cell · intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell · photoepilepsy · nonphotosensitive · photosensitiveness · photosensitively

Relateds

phototoxic · photosensitivity

Synonyms

light-sensitive

Translations (12)

hu fényérzékeny (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · az işığahəssas (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · pl światłoczuły (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · fi valonarka (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · de lichtempfindlich (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · id peka cahaya (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · pt fotossensível (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · fi valoherkkä (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · bg светлочувствителен (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · es fotosensible (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · ga fótamhothálach (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive) · gl fotosensible (sensitive to light — see also light-sensitive)