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oxalotrophy

oxalotrophy noun: feeding (obtaining nourishment) on oxalates or oxalic acid.

Noun

oxalotrophy (uncountable)

  1. feeding (obtaining nourishment) on oxalates or oxalic acid

Origin of oxalotrophy

From oxalo- + -trophy.

Questions about oxalotrophy

What does oxalotrophy mean?
Oxalotrophy means feeding (obtaining nourishment) on oxalates or oxalic acid.
What part of speech is oxalotrophy?
Oxalotrophy is a noun.

Words near oxalotrophy in the dictionary

  1. oxalosis
  2. oxalosuccinate
  3. oxalosuccinates
  4. oxalosuccinic acid
  5. oxalotrophic
  6. oxalotrophy
  7. oxalovinic acid
  8. oxaluramid
  9. oxaluramide
  10. oxalurate
  11. oxalurates

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