chemotroph
chemotroph · chemotrophs
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the…An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
Meaning
1 sensesAn organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
Origin
From chemo- + -troph.From chemo- + -troph.
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Forms
plural: chemotrophs| Singular | chemotroph |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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