PHOTORESPIRATION


Meaning of PHOTORESPIRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfō-tō-ˌres-pə-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Date: 1945

: a light-dependent process in some higher plants resulting in the oxidation of glycolic acid and release of carbon dioxide that under some environmental conditions (as high temperature) tends to inhibit photosynthesis

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