photorespiration
n=2
a: photorespiration ~
b: an automobile with its motor
What:
"The phenomenon of photorespiration is like an automobile with its motor running but with the clutch disengaged, so that no net movement or CO2 fixation occurs, although energy is being consumed."
Useful?
Writer: David D. Davies
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Date: Dec 17 2014 2:19 PM
# 6812 Critique Analogy
a: photorespiration ~
b: leak
What:
"Photorespiration is 'like a leak' by which much of the product of photosynthesis is lost before storage."
Useful?
Writer: William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi
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Date: Dec 17 2014 2:21 PM
# 6813 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.