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Aptotic vs Aphotic - What's the difference?

aptotic | aphotic |

As adjectives the difference between aptotic and aphotic

is that aptotic is uninflected or aptotic can be (biology|rare) while aphotic is having no light, especially no sunlight.

aptotic

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Uninflected.
  • * 2006 , Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p. 282:
    • To become as they'd say out here aptotic , uninflected, unable, sometimes, to tell subject from object.

    Etymology 2

    Haplology of apoptotic.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (biology, rare)

    • aphotic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having no light, especially no sunlight
  • (chiefly) describing that part of the deep oceans and lakes where photosynthesis is not possible

    • Antonyms

    * photic

    Derived terms

    * aphotic zone