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radiotrophic

radiotrophic adjective: using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth.

Adjective

radiotrophic (not comparable)

  1. (according to a proposed theory) Using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth
  2. (broadly) Harnessing ionizing radiation to create chemical energy by energizing a pigment making available biochemical energy for biological processes.

Origin of radiotrophic

From radio- + -trophic.

Questions about radiotrophic

What does radiotrophic mean?
Radiotrophic means using melanin to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy for growth.
What part of speech is radiotrophic?
Radiotrophic is an adjective.

Words near radiotrophic in the dictionary

  1. radiotrician
  2. radiotricians
  3. radiotriquetral
  4. Radiotron
  5. Radiotrons
  6. radiotrophic
  7. radiotrophism
  8. radiotropism
  9. radiots
  10. radiotungsten
  11. radioulna

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