Definition of Autotroph

1. Noun. Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances.

Exact synonyms: Autophyte, Autophytic Plant, Autotrophic Organism
Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Derivative terms: Autophytic

Definition of Autotroph

1. Noun. (biology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Autotroph

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Medical Definition of Autotroph

1. An organism that makes its own food and does not require previously formed organic materials from the environment. Organisms that synthesise all their organic molecules from inorganic materials (carbon dioxide, salts etc.). Plants are classified as autotrophs because they use photosynthesis to make their own energy. May be photo autotrophs or chemo autotrophs, depending upon the source of the energy. Synonym: lithotrophic organism. Compare: heterotroph. (02 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Autotroph

autotoxicities
autotoxicity
autotoxicosis
autotoxin
autotoxins
autotransformation
autotransformer
autotransformers
autotransfusion
autotransfusions
autotranslation
autotranslations
autotransplant
autotransplantation
autotriploid
autotroph (current term)
autotrophic
autotrophic organism
autotrophically
autotrophies
autotrophs
autotrophy
autotune
autotuned
autotuner
autotuners
autotunes
autotuning
autotype
autotyped

Literary usage of Autotroph

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars by National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Preventing the Forward Contamination of Mars, National Research Council (U.S.). Space Studies Board, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences (2006)
"... may contaminate spacecraft during assembly; • autotroph detection techniques; and • Europa's surface environment and its hydrologie and tectonic cycles. ..."

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