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单词 photolithotrophy
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Definition of photolithotrophy in English:

photolithotrophy

noun ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)lɪˈθɒtrəfi
Biology
  • A form of phototrophic nutrition in which a simple inorganic compound is oxidized in the course of photosynthesis (as in green plants, which oxidize water to produce oxygen). Opposed to photoorganotrophy.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. From photo- + litho- + -trophy.

Definition of photolithotrophy in US English:

photolithotrophy

nounˌfəʊtə(ʊ)lɪˈθɒtrəfi
Biology
  • A form of phototrophic nutrition in which a simple inorganic compound is oxidized in the course of photosynthesis (as in green plants, which oxidize water to produce oxygen). Opposed to photoorganotrophy.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Quantitative Biology. From photo- + litho- + -trophy.

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