chemotroph
English
Etymology
chemo-
+
-troph
Noun
chemotroph
(
plural
chemotrophs
)
An
organism
that obtains
energy
by the
oxidation
of
electron
-donating
molecules
in the
environment
.
Derived terms
chemoautotroph
chemoheterotroph
Translations
type of organism
Finnish:
kemotrofi
(fi)
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