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photorespiration

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Etymology

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From photo- +‎ respiration.

Noun

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photorespiration (uncountable)

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