heterotroph
Meaning of heterotroph
noun
an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.
early 20th century: from hetero- ‘other’ + Greek trophos ‘feeder’.
Information about heterotroph
- It is a name.
- The plural form of heterotroph is: heterotrophs.
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Hyphenation of heterotroph
het-erotroph
- It consists of 2 syllables and 11 chars.
- heterotroph is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of heterotroph
- Spanish: heterotrófico
- Italian: eterotrofo
Words that rhyme with heterotroph
aroph, autotroph, auxotroph, biotroph, chemoautotroph, chemolithotroph, chemoorganotroph, chemotroph, embryotroph, gonadotroph, hemotroph, histotroph, lactotroph, lipotroph, lithotroph, luteotroph, mammatroph, mammosomatotroph, mammotroph, melanotroph, metatroph, mixotroph, organotroph, osteochondrodystroph, phagotroph, photoautotroph, photoheterotroph, phototroph, polyauxotroph, prototroph, radioimmunoelectroph, somatotroph, thyrotroph, tetraisopropylpyroph
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