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chlorophototrophy

chlorophototrophy noun: phototrophy that employs chlorophyll.

Noun

chlorophototrophy (uncountable)

  1. phototrophy that employs chlorophyll

Origin of chlorophototrophy

From chloro- + phototrophy.

Questions about chlorophototrophy

What does chlorophototrophy mean?
Chlorophototrophy means phototrophy that employs chlorophyll.
What part of speech is chlorophototrophy?
Chlorophototrophy is a noun.

Words near chlorophototrophy in the dictionary

  1. chlorophosphine
  2. chlorophosphines
  3. chlorophosphite
  4. chlorophosphites
  5. chlorophototrophic
  6. chlorophototrophy
  7. chlorophthalimide
  8. chlorophthalimides
  9. chlorophthalmid
  10. chlorophthalmids
  11. chlorophycean

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