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单词 photoorganotrophy
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Definition of photoorganotrophy in English:

photoorganotrophy

noun ˌfəʊtəʊɔːɡəˈnɒtrəfi
Biology
  • A form of phototrophic nutrition, characteristic of certain microorganisms, in which one or more of a variety of organic compounds are oxidized in the course of photosynthesis. Opposed to photolithotrophy.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. From photo- + organo- + -trophy.

 
 

Definition of photoorganotrophy in US English:

photoorganotrophy

nounˌfəʊtəʊɔːɡəˈnɒtrəfi
Biology
  • A form of phototrophic nutrition, characteristic of certain microorganisms, in which one or more of a variety of organic compounds are oxidized in the course of photosynthesis. Opposed to photolithotrophy.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. From photo- + organo- + -trophy.

 
 
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