chemoheterotroph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chemotrophic heterotroph, one that must ingest organic building blocks that it is incapable of creating itself.

Word forms

chemoheterotroph chemoheterotrophs

Etymology

From chemo- + heterotroph.

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