ər noun
Biology. an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.
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heterotrophic (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| Compare autotrophic (of organisms, such as animals) obtaining carbon for growth and energy from complex organic compounds | |
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| 'heterotroph | |
| —n | |
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Heterotroph
is always a great word to know.
So is transmembrane. Does it mean:
| an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients |
| occurring across a membrane, as an electric potential or the transport of ions or gases |
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Medical Dictionary
heterotroph het·er·o·troph (hět'ər-ə-trŏf', -trōf')
n.
An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent upon complex organic substances for nutrition.
het'er·o·troph'ic (-trŏf'ĭk, -trō'fĭk) adj.
het'er·ot'ro·phy (-ə-rŏt'rə-fē) n.
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Science Dictionary
heterotroph  (hět'ər-ə-trŏf') Pronunciation Key
An organism that cannot manufacture its own food and instead obtains its food and energy by taking in organic substances, usually plant or animal matter. All animals, protozoans, fungi, and most bacteria are heterotrophs. Compare autotroph. heterotrophic adjective (hět'ər-ə-trŏf'ĭk) |
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