Cooljugator Logo Get an English Tutor

nyctinasty

Looking for learning resources? Study with our courses! Get a full English course →

English word nyctinasty comes from English -nasty ((botany) relating to a nastic change.), English -i-, English nyct- (Related to night or darkness.)

-nasty (English)

(botany) relating to a nastic change.

-i- (English)

(pharmacology) a monoclonal antibody derived from a non-human primate source (in coining neologisms) A vowel inserted interconsonantally between morphemes of Latinate origin in order to ease pronunciation (an anaptyxis, a linking vowel).

nyct- (English)

Related to night or darkness.

nyctinasty (English)

(botany) The movement of leaves or petals in response to darkness; the closing of a flower at night.

Further details about this page

LOCATION