aphotic
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a·pho·tic
(ā-fō′tĭk)adj.
1. Having no light.
2. Of or relating to the region of a body of water that is not reached by sunlight and in which photosynthesis is unable to occur.
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aphotic
(əˈfɒtɪk)adj
1. (Biology) characterized by or growing in the absence of light: an aphotic plant.
2. (Physical Geography) of or relating to the zone of an ocean below that to which sunlight can penetrate, usually about 90m (300 ft). This is the lowest level at which photosynthesis can take place
[C20: from a-1 + -photic, from Greek phōs light]
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a•pho•tic
(eɪˈfoʊ tɪk)adj.
lightless; dark.
[1900–05]
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" |
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