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autotroph
(gcide) | autotroph \autotroph\ n.
an organism which is autotrophic, i. e., an organism (such
as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable
of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances,
requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using
carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple
inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; the energy required
is derived from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Opposed to
heterotroph. See also auxotroph.
Syn: autophyte, autophytic plant, autotrophic organism.
[WordNet 1.5 + PJC] |
autotroph
(wn) | autotroph
n 1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple
organic substances [syn: autophyte, autophytic plant,
autotroph, autotrophic organism] |
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autotrophic
(encz) | autotrophic,autotrofní Zdeněk Brož |
autotrophy
(encz) | autotrophy,autotrofie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Autotrophic
(gcide) | Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant
Physiol.)
Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for
growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of
carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; --
said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes
place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or
saprophytism.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. of or pertaining to an autotroph.
[WordNet 1.5] |
autotrophic
(wn) | autotrophic
adj 1: of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can
make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple
inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: autotrophic,
autophytic] [ant: heterotrophic] |
autotrophic organism
(wn) | autotrophic organism
n 1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple
organic substances [syn: autophyte, autophytic plant,
autotroph, autotrophic organism] |
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