photoautotrophism

noun

autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy

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Meanings

nounphotoautotrophism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyautotrophism that uses light as a source of energy

Origin

From photo- + autotrophism.

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APA

photoautotrophism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoautotrophism

MLA

“photoautotrophism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoautotrophism. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoautotrophism,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoautotrophism.

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