Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemoorganoheterotrophic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chemoorganoheterotroph-ic
IPA

42

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

2

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That employs organic compounds as an external source of energy.

Example Sentences

"These microorganisms, horizontally transmitted, are chemoorganoheterotrophic bacteria housed in bacteriocytes within the roots that degrade the organic compounds sequestered in the bone."

Etymology

From chemo- + organo- + hetero- + -trophic.

Frequently Paired Words

chemoorganoheterotroph chemoorganoheterotrophy

Questions

What does chemoorganoheterotrophic mean?: That employs organic compounds as an external source of energy.
Where does chemoorganoheterotrophic come from?: From chemo- + organo- + hetero- + -trophic.

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