HETEROTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS

Meaning of HETEROTROPHIC MICROORGANISMS in English

Bacteria and other microorganisms that use organic matter synthesized by other organisms for energy and growth.

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HETEROTROPHIC — adjective Date: 1893 requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HETEROTROPHIC — |hed.ərō.|träfik, -|trōf- adjective Etymology: heter- + -trophic : obtaining nourishment from outside sources ; specifically : requiring complex organic compounds …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HETEROTROPHIC — /het'euhr euh trof"ik, -troh"fik/ , adj. Biol. capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food. [ 1890-95; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HETEROTROPHIC — adj. deriving energy from externally produced organic compounds (Biology)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HETEROTROPHIC — adjective Date: 1893 : requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HETEROTROPHIC — [het.ero.tro.phic] adj (1893): requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon for metabolic synthesis -- het.ero.tro.phi.cal.ly adv -- het.ero.tro.phy n
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HETEROTROPHIC — ➡ heterotroph
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HETEROTROPHIC — adj. Biol. deriving its nourishment and carbon requirements from organic substances; not autotrophic. [HETERO- + Gk trophos feeder]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HETEROTROPHIC — adj. Biol. deriving its nourishment and carbon requirements from organic substances; not autotrophic. [ HETERO- + Gk trophos feeder ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HETEROTROPHIC — adj. Biol. deriving its nourishment and carbon requirements from organic substances; not autotrophic. Etymology: HETERO- + Gk trophos feeder
Oxford English vocab
MICROORGANISMS — organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye, including bacteria, protozoans, yeasts, viruses, and algae.
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HETEROTROPHIC — гетеротрофный (биология) гетеротрофный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MICROORGANISMS — Микроорганизмы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HETEROTROPHIC — a биол. гетеротрофный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HETEROTROPHIC — гетеротрофный
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
HETEROTROPHIC — (a) гетеротрофный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HETEROTROPHIC — a биол. гетеротрофный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HETEROTROPHIC — a биол. гетеротрофный
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HETEROTROPHIC — гетеротрофный
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
HETEROTROPHIC — гетеротрофный
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
HETEROTROPHIC — гетеротрофный (биология) гетеротрофный
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PROTIST — any member of the kingdom Protista, a group of eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular microscopic organisms. They may share certain morphological and …
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HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT (HPC) — The number of colonies of heterotrophic bacteria grown on selected solid media at a given temperature and incubation period, usually …
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RHIZOBIUM — noun (plural rhizobia) see: quick Date: 1921 any of a genus ( Rhizobium ) of small heterotrophic soil bacteria capable …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PROTOZOAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Protozoa, from prot- + -zoa Date: circa 1864 any of a phylum or subkingdom (Protozoa) of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HETEROTROPHY — noun see: heterotrophic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HETEROTROPHICALLY — adverb see: heterotrophic
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MICROBIOLOGY — Scientific study of microorganisms, a diverse group of simple life-forms including algae , molds , bacteria , and viruses . …
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EHRENBERG, CHRISTIAN GOTTFRIED — born April 19, 1795, Delitzsch, Saxony died June 27, 1876, Berlin, Ger. German biologist, explorer, and founder of micropaleontology (the …
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ANTISEPTIC — Any of a variety of agents applied to living tissue to destroy or inhibit growth of infectious microorganisms. An antiseptic's …
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ANTIBIOTIC — Chemical substance that in dilute solutions can inhibit the growth of microorganisms or destroy them with little or no harm …
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HETEROTROPHICALLY — adverb see heterotrophic
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANTISEPTIC — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|septik, -ēk adjective Etymology: anti- (I) + Greek sēptikos putrefying — more at septic 1. a. : opposing sepsis, …
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ZOOTROPHIC — |zōə.|träfik adjective Etymology: zo- + -trophic : heterotrophic — used especially by protozoologists
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RHIZOBIUM — rīˈzōbēəm noun Etymology: New Latin, from rhiz- + -bium 1. capitalized : the genus of Rhizobiaceae comprising small heterotrophic soil …
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NITROGEN FIXATION — noun 1. : the conversion of free nitrogen into combined forms useful as such or as starting materials for fertilizers, …
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MICROORGANISM — “+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary micr- + organism : an organism of microscopic or ultramicroscopic size — used especially …
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INOCULATE — ə̇ˈnäkyəˌlāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English inoculaten, from Latin inoculare, from in- in- (II) + oculus …
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VITAMIN B12 — also called Cyanocobalamin, a complex water-soluble organic compound that is essential to a number of microorganisms and animals, including humans. …
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VACCINE — suspension of weakened, killed, or fragmented microorganisms or toxins or of antibodies or lymphocytes that is administered primarily to prevent …
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SULFANILAMIDE — also spelled sulphanilamide, also called para-aminobenzenesulfonamide sulfonamide drug and the parent compound to which many other sulfonamide drugs are structurally …
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SOIL ORGANISM — any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic …
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SEWAGE SYSTEM — the collection pipes and mains, treatment works, and discharge lines for the wastewater of a community. Early civilizations often built …
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PLANT DISEASE — an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, …
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PASTEURIZATION — heat-treatment process that destroys pathogenic microorganisms in certain foods and beverages. It is named for the French scientist Louis Pasteur, …
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NUTRITION — the act or process by which living organisms absorb and utilize food substances. Food serves three major functions: it generates …
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MICROBIOLOGY — scientific study of microorganisms, a diverse group of simple life forms including protozoans, algae, molds, bacteria, and viruses. Research in …
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METABOLISM — the sum of all the chemical reactions that take place within every single cell of a living organism, providing energy …
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LYMPHATIC SYSTEM — The human lymphatic system, showing the lymphatic vessels and lymphoid organs. a subsystem of the circulatory system in the vertebrate …
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LYMPH — pale fluid that bathes the tissues of an organism, maintaining fluid balance, and removes bacteria from tissues; it enters the …
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LIFE SPAN — the period of time between the birth and death of an organism. It is a commonplace that all organisms die. …
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LEUKOCYTE — also spelled leucocyte, also called white blood cell or white corpuscle a cellular component of the blood that lacks hemoglobin, …
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INFECTION — in medicine, the invasion of the body by any of various infectious agentsincluding bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and wormsand the …
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INCUBATOR — an insulated enclosure in which temperature, humidity, and other environmental conditions can be regulated at levels optimal for growth, hatching, …
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GERMFREE LIFE — biological condition characterized by the complete absence of living microorganisms. Gnotobiology comprises the study of germfree plants and animals, as …
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GENETICS — the study of heredity in general and of genes in particular. Although the influence of heredity has been recognized since …
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FOOD PRESERVATION
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DIGESTIVE PROCESS — sequence by which food is broken down and chemically converted so that it can be absorbed by the cells of …
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CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISEASE
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BACTERIA — singular bacterium, any of a group of microscopic organisms that are prokaryotic, i.e., that lack a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. …
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OPARIN, ALEKSANDR — born Feb. 18 [March 2, New Style], 1894, Uglich, near Moscow, Russia died April 21, 1980 in full Aleksandr Ivanovich …
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CHEDIAK-HIGASHI SYNDROME — a rare inherited childhood disease characterized by the inability of white blood cells called phagocytes to destroy invading microorganisms. Persons …
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MICROORGANISM — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Although none of these rocks contain fossils of shelled organisms, some of them do include …
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