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Aphotic

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Adjective

1. aphotic

lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight

Example Sentences:
'the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Aphotic

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adjective
1. 
characterized by or growing in the absence of light
an aphotic plant
2. 
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

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Aphotic

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adjective
without light; specif., pertaining to that part (aphotic zone) of the ocean below a depth of c. 100 m (c. 328 ft) which does not receive sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis
see also euphotic

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Aphotic

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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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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