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carboxydotrophy

carboxydotrophy noun: the ability to tolerate a high concentration of carbon monoxide.

Noun

carboxydotrophy (uncountable)

  1. The ability to tolerate a high concentration of carbon monoxide

Origin of carboxydotrophy

From carboxydo- + -trophy.

Questions about carboxydotrophy

What does carboxydotrophy mean?
Carboxydotrophy means the ability to tolerate a high concentration of carbon monoxide.
What part of speech is carboxydotrophy?
Carboxydotrophy is a noun.

Words near carboxydotrophy in the dictionary

  1. carboxydismutase
  2. carboxydismutases
  3. carboxydotroph
  4. carboxydotrophic
  5. carboxydotrophs
  6. carboxydotrophy
  7. carboxyeosin
  8. carboxyeosins
  9. carboxyesterase
  10. carboxyesterases
  11. carboxyethyl

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