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organoautotrophy

organoautotrophy noun: a form of mixotrophy based on the oxidation of organic matter to carbon dioxide.

Noun

organoautotrophy (uncountable)

  1. A form of mixotrophy based on the oxidation of organic matter to carbon dioxide

Origin of organoautotrophy

From organo- + autotrophy.

Questions about organoautotrophy

What does organoautotrophy mean?
Organoautotrophy means a form of mixotrophy based on the oxidation of organic matter to carbon dioxide.
What part of speech is organoautotrophy?
Organoautotrophy is a noun.

Words near organoautotrophy in the dictionary

  1. organoarsenic
  2. organoarsenical
  3. organoarsenicals
  4. organoautotrophic
  5. organoautotrophically
  6. organoautotrophy
  7. organoaxial
  8. organobarium
  9. organobentonite
  10. organoberyllium
  11. organobismuth

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