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arsenotrophy

arsenotrophy noun: feeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes).

Noun

arsenotrophy (uncountable)

  1. feeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes)

Origin of arsenotrophy

From arseno- + -trophy.

Questions about arsenotrophy

What does arsenotrophy mean?
Arsenotrophy means feeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes).
What part of speech is arsenotrophy?
Arsenotrophy is a noun.

Words near arsenotrophy in the dictionary

  1. arsenosulvanite
  2. arsenotherapy
  3. arsenothiol
  4. arsenothiols
  5. arsenotrophic
  6. arsenotrophy
  7. arsenous
  8. arsenous hydride
  9. arsenoxide
  10. arsenoxides
  11. arsenpolybasite

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