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crassulacean acid metabolism

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/ ˌkræsjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

  1. the full name for CAM

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The process is called crassulacean acid metabolism, or CAM, and a small group of scientists have been studying it for several decades because the plants that have it use less water.

From Scientific American • Jul. 13, 2015

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