noun
Meaning 1
A photograph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
photogene
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/ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn/
noun
Meaning 2
An afterimage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- 1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology In youth , the visual apparatus is so quickly restored to its state of integrity , that many of these photogenes, as they are called , cannot be perceived .
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noun
Meaning 3
A gene involved in photosynthesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English -gene English photogene From photo- + -gene.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- Proto-Indo-European *bhéh2os Proto-Hellenic *pháwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English gene English photogene From photo- + gene.