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organotroph

organotroph noun: an organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.

Noun

organotroph (plural organotrophs)

  1. An organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.

Forms of organotroph

pluralorganotrophs

Origin of organotroph

From organo- + -troph.

Words formed from organotroph

Questions about organotroph

What does organotroph mean?
Organotroph means an organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.
What part of speech is organotroph?
Organotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of organotroph?
The plural of organotroph is organotrophs.

Words near organotroph in the dictionary

  1. organotolerant
  2. organotoxic
  3. organotrialkoxysilane
  4. organotrichlorosilane
  5. organotriethoxysilane
  6. organotroph
  7. organotrophic
  8. organotrophically
  9. organotrophs
  10. organotrophy
  11. organotropic

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