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phototroph

phototroph noun: a photoautotroph.

Noun

phototroph (plural phototrophs)

  1. A photoautotroph

Forms of phototroph

pluralphototrophs

Origin of phototroph

From photo- + -troph.

Words formed from phototroph

Questions about phototroph

What does phototroph mean?
Phototroph means a photoautotroph.
What part of speech is phototroph?
Phototroph is a noun.
What is the plural of phototroph?
The plural of phototroph is phototrophs.

Words near phototroph in the dictionary

  1. phototriggerable
  2. phototriggered
  3. phototriggers
  4. phototriode
  5. phototronic
  6. phototroph
  7. phototrophic
  8. phototrophically
  9. phototrophin
  10. phototrophism
  11. phototrophs

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