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chemoautotroph

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chemoau-totroph
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis

Etymology

From chemo- + autotroph, the latter from auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) + -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

chemoautotrophs (plural)

Phrases

auto- -troph

Frequently Paired Words

auto- -troph chemoautotrophic chemoautotrophy chemotrophic chemotrophy chemotroph autotrophic

Synonyms

chemolithotroph chemotrophic autotroph

Questions

What does chemoautotroph mean?
a simple microorganism, such as a prokaryote (bacteria and Archaea), that derives its energy from chemical processes rather than photosynthesis
Where does chemoautotroph come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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