toʊ noun
the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
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photobiology (ˌfəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the branch of biology concerned with the effect of light on living organisms | |
| photobiological | |
| —adj | |
| photobi'ologist | |
| —n | |
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Photobiology
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
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photobiology pho·to·bi·ol·o·gy (fō'tō-bī-ŏl'ə-jē)
n.
The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes.
pho'to·bi'o·log'ic (-bī'ə-lŏj'ĭk) or pho'to·bi'o·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.
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