Medical Dictionary
phototrophic
adj pho·to·troph·ic \ˌfōt-ə-ˈträf-ik, -ˈtrōf-\
Medical Definition of PHOTOTROPHIC
: capable of utilizing carbon dioxide in the presence of light as a source of metabolic carbon <phototrophic bacteria>
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