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chemoheterotroph

chemoheterotroph noun: a chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.

Noun

chemoheterotroph (plural chemoheterotrophs)

  1. A chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.

Forms of chemoheterotroph

pluralchemoheterotrophs

Origin of chemoheterotroph

From chemo- + heterotroph.

Questions about chemoheterotroph

What does chemoheterotroph mean?
Chemoheterotroph means a chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.
What part of speech is chemoheterotroph?
Chemoheterotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of chemoheterotroph?
The plural of chemoheterotroph is chemoheterotrophs.

Words near chemoheterotroph in the dictionary

  1. chemogram
  2. chemograms
  3. chemographic
  4. chemography
  5. chemoguidance
  6. chemoheterotroph
  7. chemoheterotrophic
  8. chemoheterotrophically
  9. chemoheterotrophs
  10. chemoheterotrophy
  11. chemohormonal

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