Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heterotroph

/ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: het-erotroph
IPA: /ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.

Example Sentences

"Woody detritus is an important component of forested ecosystems. It can reduce erosion and affects soil development, stores nutrients and water, provides a major source of energy and nutrients, and serves as a seedbed for plants and as a major habitat for decomposers and heterotrophs."
"It is likely that the long evolutionary trajectory of Mycoplasma went from a reductive autotroph to oxidative heterotroph to a cell-wall–defective degenerate parasite. This evolutionary trajectory assumes the simplicity to complexity route of biogenesis, a point of view that is not universally accepted."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -troph English heterotroph From hetero- (“other”) + -troph (“nutrition”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/
British English: /ˈhɛt(ə)ɹə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/

Inflected Forms

heterotrophs (plural)

Derived Forms

chemoheterotroph heterotrophic heterotrophy lithoheterotroph microheterotroph organoheterotroph photoheterotroph

Phrases

myco-heterotroph

Frequently Paired Words

autotroph

Synonyms

consumer

Questions

How do you pronounce heterotroph?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛtəɹəˌtɹoʊf/.
What does heterotroph mean?: An organism which requires an external supply of energy and nutrients under the form of food containing organic carbon as it cannot synthesize its own.
Where does heterotroph come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -troph English heterotroph From hetero- (“other”) + -troph (“nutrition”).

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