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Phototrophic — *Phototrophic may refer to Phototroph type plants and bacteria * Phototrophic by Desert rock band Kyuss from their album ...And the Circus Leaves Town … Wikipedia
phototrophic — pho·to·troph·ic .fōt ə träf ik, trōf adj capable of utilizing carbon dioxide in the presence of light as a source of metabolic carbon <phototrophic bacteria> * * * pho·to·tro·phic (fo″to troґfik) [photo + trophic] capable of deriving… … Medical dictionary
phototrophic — |fōd.ə.|träfik adjective Etymology: phot + trophic : capable of utilizing carbon dioxide in the presence of light as a source of metabolic carbon a phototrophic organism … Useful english dictionary
Phototrophic bacteria — are bacteria that use photosynthesis as their source of energy.Galleryee Also* Cyanobacteria … Wikipedia
Phototrophic biofilms — fraction. ). Phototrophic biofilms and microbial mats have been described in extreme environments like thermal springs [Roeselers, G., Norris, T.B., Castenholz, R.W., Rysgaard, S., Glud, R., Kühl, M., andMuyzer, G. (2007)Diversity of phototrophic … Wikipedia
phototrophic — Any organism that can utilize light as a source of energy … Dictionary of molecular biology
phototrophic — adjective That contains bacteriochlorophylls … Wiktionary
phototrophic — adj. responding to light stimuli, leaning toward or away from light (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
phototrophic — pho·to·troph·ic … English syllables
phototrophic — /foʊtoʊˈtrɒfɪk/ (say fohtoh trofik), / ˈtroʊfɪk/ (say trohfik) adjective (of an autotrophic organism) obtaining energy from sunlight, as in photosynthesis. Compare chemotrophic. –phototroph, noun …
