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photoorganotroph

photoorganotroph noun: a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from photosynthesis and organic compounds.

Noun

photoorganotroph (plural photoorganotrophs)

  1. a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from photosynthesis and organic compounds

Forms of photoorganotroph

pluralphotoorganotrophs

Origin of photoorganotroph

From photo- + organotroph.

Questions about photoorganotroph

What does photoorganotroph mean?
Photoorganotroph means a simple organism, such as a protozoan, that derives its energy from photosynthesis and organic compounds.
What part of speech is photoorganotroph?
Photoorganotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of photoorganotroph?
The plural of photoorganotroph is photoorganotrophs.

Words near photoorganotroph in the dictionary

  1. photonuclear reactions
  2. photoorganoheterotroph
  3. photoorganoheterotrophic
  4. photoorganoheterotrophically
  5. photoorganoheterotrophs
  6. photoorganotroph
  7. photoorganotrophic
  8. photoorganotrophically
  9. photoorganotrophs
  10. photoorientation
  11. photooxidant

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