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Actinia vs Actinic - What's the difference?

actinia | actinic |

As a proper noun actinia

is .

As an adjective actinic is

of or relating to actinism.

actinia

English

(wikipedia actinia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia .
  • * 1869 , Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip , page 205:
    • Cut off the tentacles of an actinia , and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.

    actinic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or relating to actinism.
  • Composed of actin.