photorespiration

English

Etymology

From photo- +‎ respiration.

Noun

photorespiration (uncountable)

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

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