arsenotrophy

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noun

feeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes)

OriginAncient Greek τροφή (trophḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *tʰrépʰō ← English arseno- →
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Meanings

nounarsenotrophy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyfeeding on arsenic compounds (typically by microbes)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  4. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  5. Old Median*zaranyam
  6. Old Median*kā
  7. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  8. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  9. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  10. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  11. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  12. Latinarsenicum
  13. Middle Frencharsenic
  14. Middle Englisharsenik
  15. Englisharsenic
  16. Englisharseno-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
  18. Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
  19. Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
  20. Englisharsenotrophy

From arseno- + -trophy.

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APA

arsenotrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenotrophy

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“arsenotrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenotrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arsenotrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arsenotrophy.

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