electrotroph

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noun

Any organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounelectrotroph (plural electrotrophs)

plural electrotrophs

  1. biologyAny organism that obtains metabolic energy from an electric source

Origin

From electro- + -troph.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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