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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

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photoautotrophic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • growth: Its deletion, however, does not prevent photoautotrophic growth ( Shen et al.
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