- pho|to|pho|bic
- pho|to|pho|bic «FOH toh FOH bihk», adjective.showing photophobia; shrinking from light; photonegative: »
The mole is photophobic (James Neylon).
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pho|bic — «FOH bihk», adjective. 1. having or characterized by a morbid or insane fear. 2. of or having to do with a morbid or insane fear … Useful english dictionary
claus|tro|pho|bic — «KLS truh FOH bihk», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with claustrophobia. –n. a person who has claustrophobia. –claus´|tro|pho´bi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
cy´ber|pho´bic — cy|ber|pho|bi|a «SY buhr FOH bee uh», noun. an excessive fear of computers: »Our surveys indicate a strong relationship between creativity and cyberphobia: people scoring on the very top and very bottom of a creativity scale seem most anxious… … Useful english dictionary
xen|o|pho|bic — «ZEHN uh FOH bihk», adjective. of or having to do with xenophobia: »A xenophobic view is taken in the Yemen of all foreigners (Sunday Times). –xen´o|pho´bi|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
An|glo|pho|bic — «ANG gluh FOH bihk», adjective. of or having to do with Anglophobia … Useful english dictionary
ho|mo|pho|bic — ho|mo|pho|bic, «HOH muh FOH bihk», adjective. showing fear, dislike or bias against homosexuality: »In a homophobic society, priests performing same sex marriages are censured … Useful english dictionary
hy|dro|pho|bic — «HY druh FOH bihk», adjective. 1. of or having to do with hydrophobia. 2. suffering from hydrophobia. 3. of or having to do with a substance that has little or no ability to combine with or dissolve in water, such as wax … Useful english dictionary
ly|o|pho|bic — «LY uh FOH bihk, FOB ihk», adjective. Chemistry. characterized by a lack of attraction between the colloid and the dispersion medium of a colloidal system. ╂[< Greek lyyén to loosen] … Useful english dictionary
py|ro|pho|bic — «PY ruh FOH bihk, PIHR uh », adjective. of, having to do with, or affected with pyrophobia … Useful english dictionary
sco|to|pho|bic — «SKOH tuh FOH bihk, SKOT uh », adjective. 1. of or having to do with scotophobin: »The scotophobic effect seems to be very specific for this structure... Very probably some rigorous stereospecificity is involved in the scotophobic mechanism (New… … Useful english dictionary
