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syntrophism

syntrophism noun: syntrophy.

Noun

syntrophism (uncountable)

  1. syntrophy
    • Even when biochemical and genetic information is not available, mutants with similar nutritional requirements can often be distinguished by syntrophism (mutual feeding).1950, Methods in Medical Research - Volume 3, page 17
    • Syntrophism was demonstrated first in an ethanol oxidizing co-culture, as described in the introduction.2005, Peter Duerre, Handbook on Clostridia, page 776

Origin of syntrophism

From syn- + -trophism.

Questions about syntrophism

What does syntrophism mean?
Syntrophism means syntrophy.
What part of speech is syntrophism?
Syntrophism is a noun.

Words near syntrophism in the dictionary

  1. syntrophic
  2. syntrophically
  3. syntrophies
  4. syntrophin
  5. syntrophins
  6. syntrophism
  7. syntrophs
  8. syntrophy
  9. syntropic
  10. syntropical
  11. syntropy

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