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heterotrophically

heterotrophically adverb: in a heterotrophic manner.

Adverb

heterotrophically (comparative more heterotrophically, superlative most heterotrophically)

  1. In a heterotrophic manner.
  2. With regard to heterotrophy.

Forms of heterotrophically

comparativemore heterotrophically
superlativemost heterotrophically

Origin of heterotrophically

From heterotrophic + -ally.

Words formed from heterotrophically

Questions about heterotrophically

What does heterotrophically mean?
Heterotrophically means in a heterotrophic manner.
What part of speech is heterotrophically?
Heterotrophically is an adverb.

Words near heterotrophically in the dictionary

  1. heterotriplex
  2. heterotriplexes
  3. heterotristyly
  4. heterotroph
  5. heterotrophic
  6. heterotrophically
  7. heterotrophies
  8. heterotrophs
  9. heterotrophy
  10. heterotropia
  11. heterotropias

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