- che|mo|au|to|troph
- che|mo|au|to|troph «KEE moh tee trof, KEHM oh-», noun.a chemoautotrophic bacterium, protozoan, or other microorganism.
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che|mo|au|to|troph|ic — «KEE moh tuh TROF ihk, KEHM oh », adjective. providing its own nourishment with energy obtained from chemical oxidations: »chemoautotrophic microorganisms … Useful english dictionary
chemoautotroph — che·mo·au·to·troph (kē mō ôʹtə trōf , trŏf , kĕm ō ) n. An organism, such as a bacterium or protozoan, that obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds as opposed to photosynthesis. che mo·au to·troʹphic (… … Universalium
chemoautotroph — An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon. SYN: chemolithotroph. [chemo + G. autos, self, + trophikos, nourishing] * * * che·mo·au·to·troph ȯt ə .trōf n an organism having a… … Medical dictionary
chemoheterotroph — SYN: chemoorganotroph. [chem + G. heteros, other, + trophe, nourishment] * * * che·mo·het·ero·troph (ke″mo hetґər o trōf″) a chemoheterotrophic organism … Medical dictionary
OT — OT; ot·acariasis; ot·osteal; ot·ta·va; ot·ta·vi·no; ot·ta·wan; ot·to; ot·to·mane·an; ot·to·man·ic; ot·to·ni·an; ot·tre·lite; ovar·i·ot·o·my; pa·tri·ot; pa·tri·ot·ics; pa·tri·ot·ism; pha·nar·i·ot; piv·ot·al·ly; piv·ot·er; pla·gi·ot·ro·pism;… … English syllables
chemotroph — che•mo•troph [[t]ˈki məˌtrɒf, ˌtroʊf, ˌkɛm ə [/t]] n. ecl mcr any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source • Etymology: 1970–75 che mo•troph′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
het — che·che·het; het·er·aki·dae; het·er·a·kis; het·er·an·drous; het·er·an·gi·um; het·er·an·the·ra; het·er·atomic; het·er·auxesis; het·er·axial; het·er·ism; het·er·i·za·tion; het·ero·agglutinin; het·ero·autotroph; het·ero·autotrophic; het·ero·auxin;… … English syllables
chemo-organotroph — che·mo or·ga·no·troph (ke″mo orґgə no trōf″) a chemo organotrophic organism … Medical dictionary
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… … English syllables
