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- pho|to|troph|ic «FOH toh TROF ihk», adjective.Biology. using light to break down carbon dioxide for its metabolism: »
phototrophic bacteria.
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pho|to|troph — «FOH toh trof», noun. Biology. an organism that uses light to break down carbon dioxide for its metabolism. ╂[< photo + Greek troph nourishment] … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|au|to|troph|ic — «FOH toh tuh TROF ihk», adjective. providing its own nourishment and obtaining energy from light: »Most algae are photoautotrophic … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|au|to|troph — «FOH toh tuh trof», noun. an autotroph that obtains its nourishment and energy from light: »The majority of blue green algae are aerobic photoautotrophs: their life processes require only oxygen, light, and inorganic substances (Scientific… … Useful english dictionary
phototrophic — pho·to·troph·ic … English syllables
phototroph — pho•to•troph [[t]ˈfoʊ təˌtrɒf, ˌtroʊf[/t]] n. ecl any organism that uses light as its principal source of energy • Etymology: 1940–45 pho to•troph′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
phototroph — pho|to|troph*, auch foto... <zu ↑...troph> die Phototrophie betreffend (Biol.); phototrophe Bakterien: Bakterien, die die Fähigkeit besitzen, Licht als Energiequelle zu nutzen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
phototrophic — pho·to·troph·ic .fōt ə träf ik, trōf adj capable of utilizing carbon dioxide in the presence of light as a source of metabolic carbon <phototrophic bacteria> * * * pho·to·tro·phic (fo″to troґfik) [photo + trophic] capable of deriving… … Medical dictionary
photoautotroph — pho•to•au•to•troph [[t]ˌfoʊ toʊˈɔ təˌtrɒf, ˌtroʊf[/t]] n. ecl any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon • Etymology: 1945–50 pho to•au to•troph′ic,… … From formal English to slang
phore — pho·to·phore; phyl·lo·phore; phy·so·phore; pneu·ma·to·phore; pte·ryg·io·phore; pte·rygo·phore; ret·i·no·phore; rhas·o·phore; rhi·no·phore; rhi·zo·phore; sco·lop·o·phore; sper·ma·tio·phore; sper·mato·phore; spo·ran·gi·o·phore; spo·ro·phore;… … English syllables
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
