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chemotroph

chemotroph noun: an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.

Noun

chemotroph (plural chemotrophs)

  1. An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.

chemotroph meaning in Tamil

chemotroph in Tamil

வேதிவழி ஊட்டம்

Forms of chemotroph

pluralchemotrophs

Origin of chemotroph

From chemo- + -troph.

Words formed from chemotroph

Questions about chemotroph

What does chemotroph mean?
Chemotroph means an organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
What is chemotroph in Tamil?
Chemotroph in Tamil is வேதிவழி ஊட்டம். See Chemotroph meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chemotroph?
Chemotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of chemotroph?
The plural of chemotroph is chemotrophs.

Words near chemotroph in the dictionary

  1. chemotransductions
  2. chemotransmitter
  3. chemotransmitters
  4. chemotransport
  5. chemotrigger zone
  6. chemotroph
  7. chemotrophic
  8. chemotrophically
  9. chemotrophs
  10. chemotrophy
  11. chemotropic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: chemotroph (page history and authors); chemotroph (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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