| 单词 | chemotroph |
| 释义 | chemotroph[ kee-muh-trof, -trawf, -trohf, kem-uh- ] / ˈki məˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf, -ˌtroʊf, ˌkɛm ə- / noun Bacteriology, Biology.any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source. Origin of chemotrophchemo- + -troph<Greek trophḗ food OTHER WORDS FROM chemotrophche·mo·troph·ic [kee-muh-trof-ik, -troh-fik, kem-uh-], /ˌki məˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjectiveWords nearby chemotrophchemotactic, chemotaxis, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapy, chemotroph, chemotropism, chempaduk, Chemulpo, chemurgy, Ch'en Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Scientific definitions for chemotrophchemotroph [ kē′mō-trŏf′ ] An organism that manufactures its own food through chemosynthesis (the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds) as opposed to photosynthesis. The sulfur-oxidizing bacteria found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and nitrifying bacteria in the soil are chemotrophs. Also called chemoautotroph Compare phototroph. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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