Medical Definition of Photorespiration

1. Increased respiration that occurs in photosynthetic cells in the light, due to the ability of RuDP carboxylase to react with oxygen as well as carbon dioxide. Reduces the photosynthetic efficiency of C3 plants. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photorespiration

photoreceptor
photoreceptor
photoreceptors
photoreceptors
photoreceptor cells
photoreduce
photoreduced
photoreduces
photoreducing
photoreduction
photoreduction
photoreductions
photorelief
photoresist
photoresists
photorespiration (current term)
photoretinitis
photoretinitis
photoretinopathy
photos
photoscan
photoscan
photoscanned
photoscanning
photoscans
photoscope
photoscopic
photosculpture
photosensitisation
photosensitise

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