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metatrophic

metatrophic adjective: deriving sustenance from dead organic matter.

Adjective

metatrophic (not comparable)

  1. Deriving sustenance from dead organic matter.
    • metatrophic bacteria

Questions about metatrophic

What does metatrophic mean?
Metatrophic means deriving sustenance from dead organic matter.
What part of speech is metatrophic?
Metatrophic is an adjective.

Words near metatrophic in the dictionary

  1. metatrochanters
  2. metatrochophore
  3. Metatron
  4. metatrope
  5. metatropes
  6. metatrophic
  7. metatropic
  8. metatuff
  9. metatuffs
  10. metatungstate
  11. metatungstates

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