chemotrophicadj.
/ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒfɪk/, /ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/, U.S. /ˌkɛməˈtrɑfɪk/, /ˌkiməˈtrɑfɪk/ Biology.
1. = chemotropic adj. Now rare.
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1902 Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. 46 493 The centrosome is concerned in the diffusion of chemotrophic substances into the egg.
1916 L. Krehl Basis Symptoms (ed. 3) iii.187 These cells appear in certain morbid processes, being attracted to their proper place, in all likelihood, by chemotrophic influences.
1985 Mycologia 77 241 The reason fungal hyphae grow away from an inoculum..is a positive chemotrophic response to oxygen.
2. Of or relating to chemotrophy; characterized by chemotrophy.
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1945 D. Marsland Princ. Mod. Biol. 195 This kind of nutrition, in which metabolism is supported by energy derived from inorganic oxidations, is called chemotrophic nutrition.
1977 Notes & Rec. Royal Soc. 32 111 Distinguished for his contributions to microbial enzymology, and particularly the nature and control of chemotrophic reactions.
2002 New Scientist 9 Mar. 5/2 The first bacteria are thought to have been ‘chemotrophic’ species that lived in the dark near underwater hydrothermal vents, feeding on chemicals released there.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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