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chemoorganotrophic

chemoorganotrophic adjective: (of bacteria) organotrophic and also requiring organic compounds for growth.

Adjective

chemoorganotrophic (not comparable)

  1. (of bacteria) organotrophic and also requiring organic compounds for growth

Origin of chemoorganotrophic

From chemo- + organotrophic.

Questions about chemoorganotrophic

What does chemoorganotrophic mean?
Chemoorganotrophic means (of bacteria) organotrophic and also requiring organic compounds for growth.
What part of speech is chemoorganotrophic?
Chemoorganotrophic is an adjective.

Words near chemoorganotrophic in the dictionary

  1. chemoorganoheterotrophic
  2. chemoorganoheterotrophically
  3. chemoorganoheterotrophs
  4. chemoorganoheterotrophy
  5. chemoorganotroph
  6. chemoorganotrophic
  7. chemoorganotrophically
  8. chemoorganotrophs
  9. chemoorganotrophy
  10. chemopallidectomies
  11. chemopallidectomy

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