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Autotroph

🔄 Synonyms of "Autotroph"

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Word	Definition
autophytenoun	Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.
autophytic plantnoun	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotrophic organismnoun	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Autotroph"

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Word	Definition
autophytenoun	Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.
autophytic plantnoun	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotrophic organismnoun	plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
facultative	Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
autotrophynoun	(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
photoautotrophnoun	(biochemistry, organic chemistry) an organism, such as all green plants, that can synthesize its own food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy
photolithoautotrophnoun	Any autotrophic organism that uses light energy and an inorganic electron donor and carbon dioxide as its carbon source.
heterotrophnoun	(ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
prototrophnoun	(biology) Any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material
phototrophynoun	(biology) The synthesis of an organism's food from inorganic material using light as a source of energy.
autotrophismnoun	Synonym of autotrophy.
primary producernoun	A person or organization producing basic agricultural commodities, such as a farmer or cattle producer.
organotrophnoun	(biology) An organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.
photoheterotrophnoun	A heterotrophic organism that uses light for energy but cannot use carbon dioxide as its sole carbon source and thus uses organic compounds from the environment.
photoautotrophismnoun	(biology) autotrophism that uses light as a source of energy
chemoautotrophnoun	(biology) a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis
lithoautotrophnoun	(biology) A microbe that takes energy from reduced compounds of minerals.
lithoautotrophynoun	(biology) A form of chemoautotrophy in which organisms utilise energy from minerals and other inorganic material
lithotrophnoun	(biochemistry) An organism that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds (such as ammonia) by means of electron transfer.
organoautotrophynoun	A form of mixotrophy based on the oxidation of organic matter to carbon dioxide