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chemotroph
[ kee-muh-trof, -trawf, -trohf, kem-uh- ]
noun
Bacteriology, Biology.
- any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
chemotroph
/ °ìŧ′³¾Å-³Ù°ùÅ´Ú′ /
- 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
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦³ó±ð·³¾´Ç·³Ù°ù´Ç±è³ó·¾±³¦ [kee-m, uh, -, trof, -ik, -, troh, -fik, kem-, uh, -], adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of chemotroph1
chemo- + -troph < Greek ³Ù°ù´Ç±è³óḗ food
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