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osmoheterotrophy

osmoheterotrophy noun: heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis.

Noun

osmoheterotrophy (uncountable)

  1. heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis

Origin of osmoheterotrophy

From osmo- + heterotrophy.

Questions about osmoheterotrophy

What does osmoheterotrophy mean?
Osmoheterotrophy means heterotrophy (acquisition of external energy in the form of food) via osmosis.
What part of speech is osmoheterotrophy?
Osmoheterotrophy is a noun.

Words near osmoheterotrophy in the dictionary

  1. osmogene
  2. osmogenes
  3. osmograph
  4. osmographs
  5. osmoheterotrophic
  6. osmoheterotrophy
  7. osmohomeostasis
  8. osmohomeostatic
  9. osmol
  10. osmolagnia
  11. osmolal

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