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organotrophic

organotrophic adjective: relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts.

Adjective

organotrophic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts
  2. (of bacteria) That can obtain metabolic energy from the oxidation of organic compounds

Origin of organotrophic

From organo- + -trophic.

Words formed from organotrophic

Questions about organotrophic

What does organotrophic mean?
Organotrophic means relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts.
What part of speech is organotrophic?
Organotrophic is an adjective.

Words near organotrophic in the dictionary

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

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