Definition of Heterotroph

1. Noun. An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition.

Generic synonyms: Being, Organism

Definition of Heterotroph

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Medical Definition of Heterotroph

1. An organism that requires carbon compounds from other plant or animal sources and cannot synthesise them itself not an autotroph. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterotroph

heterotopia maculae
heterotopic
heterotopic
heterotopic bones
heterotopic graft
heterotopic gray matter
heterotopic pregnancy
heterotopic stimulus
heterotopous
heterotopy
heterotransplantation
heterotricha
Heterotrichales
heterotrichosis
heterotroph (current term)
heterotroph (current term)
heterotrophic
heterotrophic
heterotrophic enzyme
heterotrophic oral gastrointestinal cyst
heterotrophies
heterotrophs
heterotrophy
heterotrophy
heterotropia
heterotropous
heterotype mitosis
heterotypic
heterotypic
heterotypical chromosome

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