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2024
phototrophy
phototrophy
English
Noun
phototrophy
(
uncountable
)
(
biology
)
The
synthesis
of an organism's food from
inorganic
material using
light
as a source of
energy
.
Related terms
phototroph
phototrophic
Etymology
photo-
+
-trophy
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