syntrophy

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noun

The relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other

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Meanings

nounsyntrophy (countable and uncountable, plural syntrophies)

plural syntrophies

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe relationship between the individuals of different species (especially of bacteria) in which one or both benefit nutritionally from the presence of the other

Origin

From syn- + -trophy.

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APA

syntrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntrophy

MLA

“syntrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntrophy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syntrophy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syntrophy.

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