单词 | phototroph |
释义 | phototroph[ foh-tuh-trof, -trohf ] / ˈfoʊ təˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf / noun Biology.any organism that uses light as its principal source of energy. Origin of phototrophFirst recorded in 1940–45; photo- + -troph OTHER WORDS FROM phototrophpho·to·troph·ic, adjectiveWords nearby phototrophphototonus, phototopography, phototoxic, phototoxin, phototransistor, phototroph, phototrophic bacteria, phototropic, phototropism, phototropy, phototube Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for phototrophphototroph / (ˈfəʊtəʊˌtrɒf) / nounan organism that obtains energy from sunlight for the synthesis of organic compounds Derived forms of phototrophphototrophic (ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for phototrophphototroph [ fō′tə-trŏf′ ] An organism that manufactures its own food from inorganic substances using light for energy. Green plants, certain algae, and photosynthetic bacteria are phototrophs. Also called photoautotroph The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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