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Meaning of "phototrophic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOTROPHIC

phototrophic  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOTROPHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phototrophic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOTOTROPHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of phototrophic in the English dictionary

The definition of phototrophic in the dictionary is relating to an organism that obtains energy from sunlight for the synthesis of organic compounds.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOTROPHIC


adrenocorticotrophic
əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
atrophic
əˈtrɒfɪk
autotrophic
ˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk
auxotrophic
ˌɔːksəˈtrɒfɪk
chemoheterotrophic
ˌkiːməʊˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
dystrophic
dɪsˈtrɒfɪk
eutrophic
juːˈtrɒfɪk
gonadotrophic
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrɒfɪk
heterotrophic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
hypertrophic
ˌhaɪpəˈtrɒfɪk
lymphotrophic
ˌlɪmfəˈtrɒfɪk
mesotrophic
ˌmɛsəʊˈtrɒfɪk
mycotrophic
ˌmaɪkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
necrotrophic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈtrɒfɪk
neurotrophic
ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒfɪk
oligotrophic
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈtrɒfɪk
photoautotrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌɔːtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
prototrophic
ˌprəʊtəˈtrɒfɪk
trophic
ˈtrɒfɪk
zootrophic
ˌzəʊəˈtrɒfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOTROPHIC

photothermic
photothermically
phototonic
phototonus
phototopography
phototoxic
phototoxicity
phototransistor
phototrope
phototroph
phototropic
phototropically
phototropism
phototropy
phototube
phototype
phototypeset
phototypesetter
phototypesetting
phototypic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOTROPHIC

anthroposophic
antistrophic
apostrophic
catastrophic
corticotrophic
diastrophic
geographic
geostrophic
heterostrophic
mixotrophic
monostrophic
octastrophic
pansophic
philosophic
polytrophic
saprotrophic
somatotrophic
strophic
theosophic
thyrotrophic
unphilosophic

Synonyms and antonyms of phototrophic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phototrophic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOTROPHIC

Find out the translation of phototrophic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phototrophic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phototrophic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

光养
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotótrofas
570 millions of speakers

English

phototrophic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phototrophic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضوئي التغذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фототрофные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fototrófico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phototrophic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phototrophe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phototrophic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phototrophen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光栄養の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광합성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phototrophic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phototrophic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phototrophic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटोट्रॉफिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fototrofık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fototrofi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fototropowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фототрофние
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

phototrophic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοτρόφων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Fototrofe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phototrophic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phototrophic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phototrophic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTROPHIC»

The term «phototrophic» is normally little used and occupies the 117.049 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTROPHIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phototrophic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phototrophic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phototrophic

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOTROPHIC»

Discover the use of phototrophic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phototrophic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Purple Phototrophic Bacteria
This book is a compilation of 48 authoritative chapters, written by leading experts who highlight the huge progress made in spectroscopic, structural and genetic studies of these bacteria since 1995, when the last book on this topic was ...
C. Neil Hunter, 2008
2
Structure of Phototrophic Prokaryotes
This book provides an in-depth review of the ultrastructure of the phototrophic bacteria and how electron microscopy is used in the study of light-harvesting antennae and reactions centers, as well as ecology.
John F. Stolz, 1990
3
Sulfur Metabolism in Phototrophic Organisms
This book is designed to be a comprehensive resource on sulfur in phototrophic organisms for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, beginning researchers and teachers in the area of photosynthesis, bacterial energy metabolism, ...
Rüdiger Hell, 2008
4
Recent Advances in Phototrophic Prokaryotes
This volume is based on ISPP2009, and presents selected invited works, reviews and research articles, covering the spectrum of the diverse subject matter covered by this symposium series.
Patrick C. Hallenbeck, 2010
5
The Phototrophic Prokaryotes
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium held in Vienna, Austria, September 6-12, 1997
Günter A. Peschek, Wolfgang Löffelhardt, Georg Schmetterer, 1999
6
The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria
The phototrophic purple α-Proteobacteria are purple nonsulfur bacteria able to perform anox- ygenic photosynthesis. Owing to the presence of photosynthetic pigments, cell suspensions appear in various colors from beige, olive-green, peach- ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, 2006
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Microbial Diversity: Current Perspectives and Potential ...
The bacteriochlorophyll (Bchl) containing phototrophic bacteria are scattered among four phyla: Proterobacteria, Chloroflexi, Chlorobi and Firmicutes. The term Proteobacteria was first used by Stackebrandt and his coworkers (Stackebrandt et ...
‎2005
8
Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume Two: The ...
INTRODUCTION The anoxygenic phototrophic purple bacteria represent an assemblage of predominantly aquatic bacteria that are able to grow under anoxic conditions by photosynthesis, without oxygen production. The most striking and ...
George Garrity, 2006
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Diversity of Anoxygenic Phototrophic Bacteria in Alkaline ...
Alkaliphilic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria are known to reside in permanently alkaline environments such as soda lakes.
Marie Asao, 2008
10
Photosynthesis
Introduction Anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria (anoxyphotobacteria) cannot use water as an electron donor during photosynthesis [1,2]. This is in contrast to the oxygenic photosynthesis carried out by higher plants, algae and cyanobacteria, ...
J. Amesz, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOTROPHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phototrophic is used in the context of the following news items.
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State-of-the-Art Algae Photobioreactors
“PBRs can also be more efficient at utilizing the carbon dioxide provided to phototrophic cultures, again lowering costs.” He says PBRs can also ... «Biodiesel Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Top 10 Lessons Learned commercializing advanced …
Oils generated from both phototrophic and heterotrophic algae look similar to standard vegetable oils, except when you get to trace ... «Biobased Digest, Jul 15»
3
Texas storms disrupt Qualitas algal production: 'It's a setback but we …
The company chose a phototrophic process mainly because it matched its organism. “Our goal was to produce a sustainable, reliable, ... «NutraIngredients-usa.com, Jun 15»
4
'Natural' illusions: Biologist's failed attempt to defend organic food
If biotechnology scientists ever figure out cost effective N from diazotrophs, especially phototrophic diazotrophs, I would support that project. «Genetic Literacy Project, May 15»
5
The use of fluorescence microscopy and image analysis for rapid …
Recently the problem of cellular heterogeneity in ethanol producing phototrophic cultures has been recognized and has driven the ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»
6
Altamira open 'lucky visitor lottery' despite experts' fears for cave art
The caves were closed after scientists detected the presence of phototrophic bacteria, organisms which acquire energy from light. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
7
Bioengineering: Bacteria Use Magnetic Particles To Create A …
... conditions which replicated the day-time, phototrophic iron-oxidizing bacteria removed electrons from the magnetite, thereby discharging it. «Science 2.0, Apr 15»
8
Bacteria Found to Use Their Own Natural Battery
And the bacteria was a soil dwelling purple bacteria that is also phototrophic. This means that sunlight is naturally part of their metabolism, but ... «Science Times, Mar 15»
9
Bacteria may prove potential to clean environmental pollution by …
... conditions which replicated the day-time, phototrophic iron-oxidising bacteria removed electrons from the magnetite, thereby discharging it. «Financial Express, Mar 15»
10
Are visitors, or Mother Nature, damaging Altamira's cave paintings?
... of light, because the polychrome paintings on the ceiling were colonized by phototrophic organisms” – those that acquire energy from light. «EL PAÍS in English, Oct 14»

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