photoautotroph
[ foh-toh-aw-tuh-trof, -trohf ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊˈɔ təˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf /
noun Biology.
any organism that derives its energy for food synthesis from light and is capable of using carbon dioxide as its principal source of carbon.
OTHER WORDS FROM photoautotroph
pho·to·au·to·troph·ic, adjectiveWords nearby photoautotroph
photoactivation,
photoactive,
photoaging,
photoallergic,
photoanalyst,
photoautotroph,
photoautotrophic,
photobathic,
photobiology,
photobiotic,
photobomb
Scientific definitions for photoautotroph
photoautotroph
[ fō′tō-ô′tə-trŏf′, -trōf′ ]
See phototroph.