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photoautotrophism

photoautotrophism noun: autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy.

Noun

photoautotrophism (uncountable)

  1. autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy

Origin of photoautotrophism

From photo- + autotrophism.

Questions about photoautotrophism

What does photoautotrophism mean?
Photoautotrophism means autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy.
What part of speech is photoautotrophism?
Photoautotrophism is a noun.

Words near photoautotrophism in the dictionary

  1. photoassociative
  2. photoattraction
  3. photoautotroph
  4. photoautotrophic
  5. photoautotrophically
  6. photoautotrophism
  7. photoautotrophs
  8. photoautotrophy
  9. photoaversion
  10. photoaversive
  11. photoavoidance

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