photobiology

[ foh-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the study of the effects of light on biological systems.

Origin of photobiology

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + biology

OTHER WORDS FROM photobiology

pho·to·bi·o·log·i·cal [foh-toh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌfoʊ toʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, pho·to·bi·o·log·ic, adjective pho·to·bi·ol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby photobiology

photoallergic, photoanalyst, photoautotroph, photoautotrophic, photobathic, photobiology, photobiotic, photobomb, photocard, photocatalysis, photocatalyst

British Dictionary definitions for photo-biology

photobiology
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of biology concerned with the effect of light on living organisms

Derived forms of photobiology

photobiological (ˌfəʊtəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective photobiologist, noun

Medical definitions for photo-biology

photobiology
[ fō′tō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes.

Other words from photobiology

pho′to•bi′o•log′ic (-bī′ə-lŏj′ĭk) null adj.