AUXOTROPH


Meaning of AUXOTROPH in English

[ 'ɔ:ksətrəʊf , -trɒf ]

■ noun Biology a mutant organism that requires a particular additional nutrient which the normal strain does not.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

1950s: from L. auxilium 'help' + Gk trophos 'feeder'.

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