Meanings
adjectivehydrogenotrophic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyThat converts hydrogen to other compounds as part of its metabolism.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
- Frenchhydro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Frenchhydrogène
- Englishhydrogen
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰrépʰō
- Ancient Greekτρέφω (tréphō)
- Ancient Greekτροφή (trophḗ)
- Ancient Greekτροφῐκός (trophĭkós)
- Englishhydrogenotrophic
From hydrogen + -o- + -trophic.
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APA
hydrogenotrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenotrophic
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“hydrogenotrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenotrophic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hydrogenotrophic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hydrogenotrophic.
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