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organoheterotroph

organoheterotroph noun: any heterotroph that obtains organic material from another organism (typically as food).

Noun

organoheterotroph (plural organoheterotrophs)

  1. Any heterotroph that obtains organic material from another organism (typically as food)

Forms of organoheterotroph

pluralorganoheterotrophs

Origin of organoheterotroph

From organo- + heterotroph.

Words formed from organoheterotroph

Questions about organoheterotroph

What does organoheterotroph mean?
Organoheterotroph means any heterotroph that obtains organic material from another organism (typically as food).
What part of speech is organoheterotroph?
Organoheterotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of organoheterotroph?
The plural of organoheterotroph is organoheterotrophs.

Words near organoheterotroph in the dictionary

  1. organohalides
  2. organohalogen
  3. organohalogenated
  4. organohalogens
  5. organoheteroatom
  6. organoheterotroph
  7. organoheterotrophic
  8. organoheterotrophically
  9. organoheterotrophs
  10. organoheterotrophy
  11. organoheteryl

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