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amphitrophic

amphitrophic adjective: that lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark.

Adjective

amphitrophic (not comparable)

  1. That lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark

Origin of amphitrophic

From amphi- + -trophic.

Questions about amphitrophic

What does amphitrophic mean?
Amphitrophic means that lives via photosynthesis in the light and via chemotrophy in the dark.
What part of speech is amphitrophic?
Amphitrophic is an adjective.

Words near amphitrophic in the dictionary

  1. amphitriploids
  2. amphitrite
  3. Amphitrite Group
  4. amphitrites
  5. amphitropal
  6. amphitrophic
  7. amphitrophy
  8. amphitropic
  9. amphitropical
  10. amphitropism
  11. amphitropous

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