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photorespiration

photorespiration noun: light-dependent release of carbon dioxide and uptake of oxygen in photosynthetic organisms as an unavoidable side reaction of photosynthesis.

Noun

photorespiration (uncountable)

  1. Light-dependent release of carbon dioxide and uptake of oxygen in photosynthetic organisms as an unavoidable side reaction of photosynthesis.

Origin of photorespiration

From photo- + respiration.

Questions about photorespiration

What does photorespiration mean?
Photorespiration means light-dependent release of carbon dioxide and uptake of oxygen in photosynthetic organisms as an unavoidable side reaction of photosynthesis.
What part of speech is photorespiration?
Photorespiration is a noun.

Words near photorespiration in the dictionary

  1. photoresistant
  2. photoresistive
  3. photoresistor
  4. photoresistors
  5. photoresists
  6. photorespiration
  7. photorespiratory
  8. photorespire
  9. photorespired
  10. photorespires
  11. photorespiring

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