organotroph

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noun

An organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.

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Meanings

nounorganotroph (plural organotrophs)

plural organotrophs

  1. biologyAn organism that obtains its energy from organic compounds.

Origin

From organo- + -troph.

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APA

organotroph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotroph

MLA

“organotroph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotroph. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organotroph,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotroph.

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