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phototroph
[ foh-tuh-trof, -trohf ]
noun
Biology.
- any organism that uses light as its principal source of energy.
phototroph
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk; ˈfəʊtəʊˌtrɒf /
noun
- an organism that obtains energy from sunlight for the synthesis of organic compounds
phototroph
- An organism that manufactures its own food from inorganic substances using light for energy. Green plants, certain algae, and photosynthetic bacteria are phototrophs.
- Also called photoautotroph
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Derived Forms
- phototrophic, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- t·ٰDZi adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of phototroph1
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Example Sentences
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"Here we have a single gene, and we're just yanking it across contexts into a lineage that's never been a phototroph before, and it just works," says Burnetti.
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