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carboxidotroph

carboxidotroph noun: an organism that can use carbon monoxide as an energy source.

Noun

carboxidotroph (plural carboxidotrophs)

  1. An organism that can use carbon monoxide as an energy source.

Forms of carboxidotroph

pluralcarboxidotrophs

Origin of carboxidotroph

From carb- + oxide + -o + -troph.

Questions about carboxidotroph

What does carboxidotroph mean?
Carboxidotroph means an organism that can use carbon monoxide as an energy source.
What part of speech is carboxidotroph?
Carboxidotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxidotroph?
The plural of carboxidotroph is carboxidotrophs.

Words near carboxidotroph in the dictionary

  1. carboxanilide
  2. carboxanilides
  3. carboxemia
  4. carboxide
  5. carboxides
  6. carboxidotroph
  7. carboxidotrophic
  8. carboxidotrophs
  9. carboxidotrophy
  10. carboximide
  11. carboximides

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