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mixotrophy

mixotrophy noun: the derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source.

Noun

mixotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source.
    • Mixoplanktons adopt the mixed trophic strategy called mixotrophy.(Can we date this quote?), “Plankton”, in Biology Online

Origin of mixotrophy

From mixo- + -trophy.

Questions about mixotrophy

What does mixotrophy mean?
Mixotrophy means the derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source.
What part of speech is mixotrophy?
Mixotrophy is a noun.

Words near mixotrophy in the dictionary

  1. mixotopes
  2. mixotroph
  3. mixotrophic
  4. mixotrophically
  5. mixotrophs
  6. mixotrophy
  7. Mixquiahuala
  8. Mixson
  9. Mixsons
  10. mixt
  11. mixt.

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