- autotroph
- noun Etymology: German, from autotroph, adjective Date: 1938 an autotrophic organism
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autotroph — n. an organism which is {autotrophic}, i. e., an organism (such as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances, requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
autotroph — autotroph. См. автотроф. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Autotroph — Unter Autotrophie (altgr. autotroph – wörtlich: „sich selbst ernährend“ von autos – „selbst“, trophe – „Ernährung“) wird in der Biologie die Fähigkeit von Lebewesen verstanden, ihre Baustoffe (und organischen Reservestoffe) ausschließlich aus… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Autotroph — An autotroph (from the Greek autos = self and trophe = nutrition) is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple inorganic molecules using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions. Autotrophs are the producers in a… … Wikipedia
autotroph — au|to|troph 〈Adj.; Bot.〉 sich selbst ernährend (Pflanzen); Ggs heterotroph [<grch. autos „selbst“ + trophe „Nahrung“] * * * au|to|troph <Adj.> [zu griech. trophe̅̓ = Nahrung] (Biol.): sich nur von anorganischen Stoffen ernährend. * * *… … Universal-Lexikon
autotroph — autotrofas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Organizmas, gaminantis organinę medžiagą iš anglies dioksido, vandens ir mineralinių druskų, vykstant fotosintezės ar chemosintezės procesui. atitikmenys: angl. autotroph rus. автотроф;… … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
autotroph — (aw to trōf) An organism that uses CO2 as its sole or principal source of carbon … Dictionary of microbiology
autotroph — (= lithotroph) Organisms that synthesize all their organic molecules from inorganic materials (carbon dioxide, salts etc.). May be photo autotrophs or chemo autotrophs, depending upon the source of the energy. Also known as lithotrophic organisms … Dictionary of molecular biology
autotroph — autotrophic, adj. /aw teuh trof , trohf /, n. Biol. any organism capable of self nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain… … Universalium
autotroph — noun Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy … Wiktionary
