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auxotrophy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aux-otro-phy
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From auxo- + -trophy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

auxotrophies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

auxotroph auxotrophic auxotrophically autotrophy prototrophy

Questions

What does auxotrophy mean?
The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
Where does auxotrophy come from?
From auxo- + -trophy.

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