photorespiration

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ respiration

Noun

photorespiration (uncountable)

  1. (biology) the light-dependent release of carbon dioxide and uptake of oxygen in photosynthetic organisms; an unavoidable side reaction of photosynthesis

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