autotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.

/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/ /ˈɔtəˌtɹoʊf/

autotroph autotrophs

From auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).

producer

extremophile

autotrophic autotrophically autotrophy chemoautotroph lithoautotroph photoautotroph photolithoautotroph picoautotroph thioautotroph

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