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electrotroph

electrotroph noun: any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source.

Noun

electrotroph (plural electrotrophs)

  1. Any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source

Forms of electrotroph

pluralelectrotrophs

Origin of electrotroph

From electro- + -troph.

Questions about electrotroph

What does electrotroph mean?
Electrotroph means any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source.
What part of speech is electrotroph?
Electrotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of electrotroph?
The plural of electrotroph is electrotrophs.

Words near electrotroph in the dictionary

  1. electrotransformation
  2. electrotransformations
  3. electrotransformed
  4. electrotransport
  5. electrotransports
  6. electrotroph
  7. electrotrophic
  8. electrotrophs
  9. electrotrophy
  10. electrotropism
  11. electrotuneable

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