AUTOTROPH


Meaning of AUTOTROPH in English

[ 'ɔ:tə(ʊ)trəʊf , -trɒf ]

■ noun Biology an organism that synthesizes nutrients from simple inorganic substances. Compare with heterotroph .

Derivatives

~ic adjective

~y noun

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