Meanings
adjectiveoxalotrophic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to oxalotrophy
Oxalate is such a carbon source because soils generally harbour oxalotrophic bacteria that may derive all their energy needs from oxalates via the oxalate-carbonate pathway.
2015 December 4, “Novel Applications for Oxalate-Phosphate-Amine Metal-Organic-Frameworks (OPA-MOFs): Can an Iron-Based OPA-MOF Be Used as Slow-Release Fertilizer?”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with oxalotrophic
catastrophictrophicstrophicapostrophicAriosophiccraniosophicectotrophicgymnosophichistoriosophicmycotrophicneutrosophicnontrophicpansophicsymbiotrophictritrophic
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APA
oxalotrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxalotrophic
MLA
“oxalotrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxalotrophic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oxalotrophic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oxalotrophic.
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