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allotrophs

allotrophs is the plural of allotroph.

Meaning of allotroph

Noun

allotroph (plural allotrophs)

  1. (rare) Synonym of heterotroph.
    • The ecosystems of the extra-polar high mountains are described as anabolic-allotroph systems, but those of the Antarctic mountains are katabolic autotoph^([sic – meaning autotroph]) systems.1968, M. S. Mani, Ecology and Biogeography of High Altitude Insects, →ISBN, page 406
    Synonyms:
    heterotroph

Questions about allotrophs

What is allotrophs the plural of?
Allotrophs is the plural of allotroph.

Words near allotrophs in the dictionary

  1. allotriploids
  2. allotrope
  3. allotropes
  4. allotroph
  5. allotrophic
  6. allotrophs
  7. allotropic
  8. allotropical
  9. allotropically
  10. allotropicity
  11. allotropies

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