photoautotrophic
photoautotrophic
Definition
photo·au·to·tro·phic (fōt′ō ôt′ə träf′ik)
adjective
able to manufacture organic foodstuffs from inorganic materials in the presence of light, as green plants and certain bacteria
Etymology: photo- + autotrophic
photoautotrophic
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- growth: Its deletion, however, does not prevent photoautotrophic growth ( Shen et al.
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