auxotrophism
/ˌɔːksəˈtɹəʊfɪzəm/
auxotrophism noun: synonym of auxotrophy.
Noun
auxotrophism (plural auxotrophisms)
- Synonym of auxotrophy.
- The ability of most antitumor agents to act on the synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids extends to microbe cells, but sometimes it is manifested only under conditions of auxotrophism of microbes for the same metabolites that the preparations antagonize and of restriction on the number of these...1977, Joseph F. Saunders, Stephen K. Carter, Florence I. Gregoric, Methods of Development of New Anticancer Drugs, page 214
- This disorder is the best and virtually the only human example of auxotrophism for a biosynthetic intermediate.1985, Lloyd H. Smith, Samuel O. Thier, Pathophysiology: The Biological Principles of Disease, page 437
- Synonyms:
- auxotrophy
Synonyms of auxotrophism
Forms of auxotrophism
| plural | auxotrophisms |
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Origin of auxotrophism
From auxo- + -trophism.
Questions about auxotrophism
- What does auxotrophism mean?
- Auxotrophism means synonym of auxotrophy.
- What part of speech is auxotrophism?
- Auxotrophism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce auxotrophism?
- Auxotrophism is pronounced /ˌɔːksəˈtɹəʊfɪzəm/.
- What is the plural of auxotrophism?
- The plural of auxotrophism is auxotrophisms.
Words near auxotrophism in the dictionary
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