(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.

(physiology, biochemistry) To convert a protein into peptones under the influence of the enzyme pepsin

(chiefly Maryland, Delaware) Synonym of shatter (“a pine needle”).

A phrase expressing a basic truth which may be applied to common situations. / A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.