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Metabolic vs Mixotrophy - What's the difference?

metabolic | mixotrophy |

As an adjective metabolic

is of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.

As a noun mixotrophy is

the derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source.

metabolic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.
  • Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic activity; metabolic force.

    • Derived terms

    * metabolic pathway * metabolic syndrome

    Related terms

    * metabolize * metabolism

    mixotrophy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The derivation of metabolic energy from a combination of photosynthesis and an external energy source

    • Related terms

    *mixotroph *mixotrophic