Defn: Without light.
APHOTIC REGION
Aphotic region. (Phytogeog.)
Defn: A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist that do not assimilate.
APHRASIA A*phra"si*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + fra`sis speech.] (Med.) (a) = Dumbness. (b) A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but not intelligibly joined together.
APHRITE
Aph"rite, n. (Min.)
Defn: See under Calcite.
APHRODISIAC; APHRODISIACAL
Aph`ro*dis"i*ac, Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal, a. Etym: [Gr. Aphrodite.]
Defn: Exciting venereal desire; provocative to venery.
APHRODISIAC
Aph`ro*dis"i*ac, n.
Defn: That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) excites to venery.