Definition of Phototonus

1. n. A motile condition in plants resulting from exposure to light.

2. n. An irritable condition of protoplasm, resulting in movement, due to a certain intensity of light.

Definition of Phototonus

1. Noun. sensitivity to, or irritation caused by light ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Phototonus

1. A motile condition in plants resulting from exposure to light. Phototon"ic. Origin: NL. See Photo-, and Tone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phototonus

phototelegraphy
phototheodolite
phototheodolites
phototherapeutic
phototherapeutically
phototherapies
phototherapy
photothermal
photothermally
photothermoelasticity
photothermography
photothyristor
photothyristors
phototimer
phototonic
phototonus (current term)
phototopographer
phototopographers
phototopographic
phototopography
phototoxic
phototoxic sensitivity
phototoxicities
phototoxicity
phototoxis
phototransducing
phototransduction
phototransformation
phototransformations
phototransistor

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