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phototrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pho-totro-phy
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The synthesis of an organism's food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy.

Uncountable

Etymology

From photo- + -trophy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

chlorophototrophy

Frequently Paired Words

phototroph phototrophic

Questions

What does phototrophy mean?
The synthesis of an organism's food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy.
Where does phototrophy come from?
From photo- + -trophy.

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