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photorespiration
1. The oxidation of carbohydrates in plants with the release of carbon dioxide during photosynthesis.
2. A process in which an organism takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide in the presence of light, occurring during photosynthesis in conditions in which there is a low concentration of carbon dioxide and intensive levels of light.
2. A process in which an organism takes in oxygen and releases carbon dioxide in the presence of light, occurring during photosynthesis in conditions in which there is a low concentration of carbon dioxide and intensive levels of light.
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-ation, -ization (-iz[e] + -ation); -isation (British spelling variation)
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photo-, phot-, -photic
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spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -spiring, -spiration, -spirational
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