photoautotrophic

photoautotrophic
photoautotrophic [fōt΄ō ôt΄ə träf′ik]
adj.
able to manufacture organic foodstuffs from inorganic materials in the presence of light, as green plants and certain bacteria

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  • photoautotroph — photoautotrophic, adj. /foh toh aw teuh trof , trohf /, n. Biol. any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon. [1945 50; PHOTO + AUTOTROPH] * * * …   Universalium

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