auxotroph

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noun

Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation

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Meanings

nounauxotroph (plural auxotrophs)

plural auxotrophs · alternative auxotrophe

  1. Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation

Origin

From auxo- + -troph.

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APA

auxotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotroph

MLA

“auxotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotroph. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auxotroph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotroph.

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