chemotroph
[ kee-muh-trof, -trawf, -trohf, kem-uh- ]
/ ˈki məˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf, -ˌtroʊf, ˌkɛm ə- /
noun Bacteriology, Biology.
any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
Origin of chemotroph
OTHER WORDS FROM chemotroph
che·mo·troph·ic [kee-muh-trof-ik, -troh-fik, kem-uh-] /ˌki məˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjectiveWords nearby chemotroph
chemotactic,
chemotaxis,
chemotaxonomy,
chemotherapeutics,
chemotherapy,
chemotroph,
chemotropism,
chempaduk,
chemulpo,
chemurgy,
chen duxiu
Scientific definitions for chemotrophic
chemotroph
[ kē′mō-trŏf′ ]
An organism that manufactures its own food through chemosynthesis (the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds) as opposed to photosynthesis. The sulfur-oxidizing bacteria found at deep-sea hydrothermal vents and nitrifying bacteria in the soil are chemotrophs. Also called chemoautotroph Compare phototroph.