heterotroph

heterotroph
Organism non capable of self-nourishment utilizing carbon dioxide or carbonates as the sole source of carbon and obtaining energy from radiant energy or from the oxidation of inorganic elements, or compounds such as iron, sulphur, hydrogen, ammonium and nitrites.
Opposite: autotroph

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • heterotroph — heterotroph. См. гетеротроф. (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.

  • heterotroph — 1900, from HETERO (Cf. hetero ) + Gk. trophos feeder (see TROPHY (Cf. trophy)). Related: Heterotrophic (1893) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Heterotroph — Overview of cycle between autotrophs and heterotrophs A heterotroph (English pronunciation: /ˈhɛtərɵtroʊf/; ἕτερος heteros = another , different and τροφή trophe = nutrition ) is an organism that cannot …   Wikipedia

  • heterotroph — he|te|ro|troph 〈Adj.; Biol.〉 sich von organischen Stoffen ernährend, die von anderen Lebewesen stammen; Ggs autotroph [<grch. heteros „verschieden“ + trophe „Ernährung“] * * * he|te|ro|troph <Adj.> [zu griech. trophe̅̓ = Nahrung] (Biol.) …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Heterotroph — Heterotrophie (griechisch „sich von anderen ernährend“; von ἕτερος (heteros) = „fremd“, „anders“, τροφή (trophe) = „Ernährung“) ist ein Begriff aus der Biologie und bezeichnet die Eigenschaft von Lebewesen oder Zellen, den zum Aufbau ihrer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • heterotroph — heterotrofas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Augalas, nesugebantis pats sintetinti organinių medžiagų ir naudojantis mitybai kitų sukurtas organines medžiagas. atitikmenys: angl. heterotroph rus. гетеротроф …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • heterotroph — noun Date: circa 1900 a heterotrophic individual …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heterotroph — n. [Gr. heteros, different; trophe, nourishment] An organism requiring organic compounds among the food substances as its source of carbon; organotroph; sometimes used as synonymous with chemoheterotroph; heterotrophic a; see autotrophic …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • heterotroph — (het er o trōf ) An organism that uses reduced, preformed organic molecules as its principal carbon source …   Dictionary of microbiology

  • heterotroph — An organism that requires carbon compounds from other plant or animal sources and cannot synthesize them itself not an autotroph …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • heterotroph — /het euhr euh trof , trohf /, n. Biol. an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food. Cf. autotroph. [1895 1900; HETERO + TROPH] * * * …   Universalium

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