photorespiration in English
noun
1
a respiratory process in many higher plants by which they take up oxygen in the light and give out some carbon dioxide, contrary to the general pattern of photosynthesis.
Oxygen can also be reduced in the processes of photorespiration .
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1. Photorespiration can occur when the oxygen concentration is too high.