photo-, phot-, -photic

A reference to the heat produced by radiant energy.

1. Related to radiant heat.
2. Pertaining to the heating effect of light-rays.

Involving both light and heat.

The sensitivity of an organism to light.

Vision with eyes that are adapted to normal bright daylight.

1. Capable of rendering the skin abnormally sensitive to light.
2. Pertaining to, characterized by, or producing phototoxicity.

The property of rendering the skin abnormally sensitive to light.

Chemically induced kind of photosensitivity which when in drugs and cosmetics, can react with sunlight to produce mild rashes or burns, severe headaches, or nausea and vomiting.

These ingredients can cause problems even when a strong sunblocker is used.

The condition resulting from damage by light.

An organism that uses light for its energy needs.

Capable of deriving energy from light, as in certain green plants and bacteria.

The growth response of plant parts to the stimulus of light, producing a bending towards the source of light.

1. The growth, or movement, of a part of a plant in the direction of or away from light sources.
2. The tropism (movement) of an organism in response to the source of a light stimulus.
3. The change of color produced in a substance by the action of light.

1. Employing the photoelectric effect; that is, the production of electric power from electromagnetic radiation.
2. Relating to, or designating devices that absorb solar energy and transform it directly into electricity.
3. Able to generate a current or voltage when exposed to visible light or other electromagnetic radiation.

A single semiconducting element of small size (for example, one square centimeter) that absorbs light or other bands of the electronmagnetic spectrum and emits electricity.