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Meaning of "autotrophic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOTROPHIC

autotrophic  [ˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOTROPHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autotrophic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES AUTOTROPHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

autotrophic

Autotroph

An autotroph or "producer", is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions. They are the producers in a food chain, such as plants on land or algae in water, in contrast to heterotrophs as consumers of autotrophs. They are able to make their own food, and do not need a living energy or organic carbon source. Autotrophs can reduce carbon dioxide to make organic compounds, creating a store of chemical energy. Most autotrophs use water as the reducing agent, but some can use other hydrogen compounds such as hydrogen sulfide. Phototrophs, a type of autotroph, convert physical energy from sunlight into chemical energy in the form of reduced carbon. Autotrophs can be photoautotrophs or chemoautotrophs. Phototrophs use light as an energy source, while chemotrophs utilize electron donors as a source of energy, whether from organic or inorganic sources; however in the case of autotrophs, these electron donors come from inorganic chemical sources. Such chemotrophs are lithotrophs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOTROPHIC


adrenocorticotrophic
əˌdriːnəʊˌkɔːtəkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
atrophic
əˈtrɒfɪk
auxotrophic
ˌɔːksəˈtrɒfɪk
chemoheterotrophic
ˌkiːməʊˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
dystrophic
dɪsˈtrɒfɪk
eutrophic
juːˈtrɒfɪk
gonadotrophic
ˌɡɒnədəʊˈtrɒfɪk
heterotrophic
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrɒfɪk
hypertrophic
ˌhaɪpəˈtrɒfɪk
lymphotrophic
ˌlɪmfəˈtrɒfɪk
mesotrophic
ˌmɛsəʊˈtrɒfɪk
mycotrophic
ˌmaɪkəʊˈtrɒfɪk
necrotrophic
ˌnɛkrəʊˈtrɒfɪk
neurotrophic
ˌnjʊərəˈtrɒfɪk
oligotrophic
ˌɒlɪɡəʊˈtrɒfɪk
photoautotrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˌɔːtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
phototrophic
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtrɒfɪk
prototrophic
ˌprəʊtəˈtrɒfɪk
trophic
ˈtrɒfɪk
zootrophic
ˌzəʊəˈtrɒfɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOTROPHIC

autotomic
autotomies
autotomise
autotomize
autotomous
autotomy
autotoxaemia
autotoxemia
autotoxic
autotoxin
autotransformer
autotransfusion
autotroph
autotrophically
autotrophy
autotune
autotype
autotypic
autotypography
autotypy

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOTROPHIC

anthroposophic
antistrophic
apostrophic
catastrophic
corticotrophic
diastrophic
geographic
geostrophic
heterostrophic
mixotrophic
monostrophic
octastrophic
pansophic
philosophic
polytrophic
saprotrophic
somatotrophic
strophic
theosophic
thyrotrophic
unphilosophic

Synonyms and antonyms of autotrophic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «autotrophic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOTROPHIC

Find out the translation of autotrophic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of autotrophic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autotrophic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自养
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

autótrofos
570 millions of speakers

English

autotrophic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वपोषी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذاتي التغذي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автотрофное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

autotrophic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বয়ংপোষিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

autotrophes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Autotrof
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

autotrophen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

独立栄養の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독립 영양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Autotrof
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự dưỡng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தான்வளரி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऑटोट्रॉफिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

autotrophic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

autotrofi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

autotroficzna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автотрофне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

autotrofe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτότροφου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

outotrofies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

autotrof
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autotrophic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autotrophic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOTROPHIC»

The term «autotrophic» is regularly used and occupies the 63.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOTROPHIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autotrophic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOTROPHIC»

Discover the use of autotrophic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autotrophic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Variations in autotrophic life
The book also serves as a handy reference for established microbial physiologists, biochemists, environmental specialists, and professionals in the area of applied microbiology.
Jessup M. Shively, Larry Barton, 1991
2
Autotrophic Microbiology and One-Carbon Metabolism
The aim of this series is to provide annual reviews on the biochemistry, physiology, ecology, genetics, and application of microbial autotrophs and methylotrophs.
G.A. Codd, L. Dijkhuizen, F. Robert Tabita, 1990
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Biological Reduction of Nitrate and Perchlorate Using ...
The third study investigated ClO4- reduction using Sulfur Utilizing Perchlorate Reducing Bacteria (SUPeRB). SUPeRB cultures reduced 5-20 mg/L ClO4- to
Ashish Kumar Sahu, 2008
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Biological Treatment Processes: Volume 8
Autotrophic Denitrification Denitrification by nitrifiers had been proposed by Wrage et al. (119), namely nitrifier denitrification. In this pathway of nitrification, ammonia (NH3) is oxidized to nitrite (N05) followed by the reduction of N02— to nitric ...
Nazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang, Norman C. Pereira, 2009
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Autotrophic nitrogen removal in granular sequencing batch ...
Objectives. and. summary. This thesis is framed in the field of wastewater treatment and more specifically in the field of nitrogen removal from wastewater. The nutrients removal (mainly N and P) from wastewater is necessary in order to avoid ...
Vázquez Padín, José
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Autotrophic Denitrification of Groundwater in a Granular ...
Biological denitrification is accomplished either by heterotrophic denitrification or by autotrophic denitrification. Heterotrophic process is conducted by microorganisms which require an organic substrate for carbon source. Autotrophic process ...
Shih-Hui Pan, 2007
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Methods and Measurements of Periphyton Communities: A Review
Weber [9,52] has employed the autotrophic index, a ratio of organic biomass to chlorophyll a, to indicate changes in the ratio of autotrophic to heterotrophic community structure, thus indicating organically polluted conditions. In theory, organic ...
R. L. Weitzel, 1979
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Handbook of Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology
CHAPTER. 24. Estimating. Cell. Concentration. and. Biomass. of. Autotrophic. Plankton. Using. Microscopy. Beatrice C. Booth 1NTRODUCT1ON Microscopic analysis can be used to determine both the community structure and the biomass of ...
Paul F. Kemp, Jonathan J. Cole, Barry F. Sherr, 1993
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Environmental Biotechnology
These groups differ in the nature of their energy sources and the electron donors used for the reduction of CO2. Considerable diversity exists in the biochemical pathways enabling autotrophic CO2 fixation. Green plants use the Calvin cycle, ...
Lawrence K. Wang, Volodymyr Ivanov, Joo-Hwa Tay, 2010
10
Methanogenesis: Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry & Genetics
Peter C. Simpson and William B. Whitman 10.1 Introduction Even though the methanogens are morphologically and nutritionally diverse, every major phylogenetic group includes some autotrophic species. Even among methanogens that ...
J. G. Ferry, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOTROPHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autotrophic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ecophysiology of an uncultivated lineage of Aigarchaeota from an …
... of genomic and metatranscriptomic data suggests that this aigarchaeon is an aerobic, chemoorganoheterotroph with autotrophic potential. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Phylogenetic congruence and ecological coherence in terrestrial …
Interactions between Thaumarchaea, Nitrospira and methanotrophs modulate autotrophic nitrification in volcanic grassland soil. ISME J 8: ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
Are Sea Anemones Helped or Hindered by Ocean Acidification?
... anemone's autotrophic/heterotrophic balance in response to the ocean acidification gradient that exists between the undisturbed seabed and ... «CO2 Science Magazine, Jun 15»
4
Engineering microorganisms for future generations
... the gene known to produce hydrocarbons from Botryococcus braunii algae and inserted this gene into bacteria that has an autotrophic mode. «ZME Science, Jun 15»
5
Productivity links morphology, symbiont specificity and bleaching in …
Since then, numerous studies have quantified the contribution of autotrophic and heterotrophic nutrition to the coral holobiont for a number of ... «Nature.com, May 15»
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Western Autotroph Announces Availability Of NitriCALC
Autotrophic bacteria like these nitrifiers have growth sensitivity to soluble carbon dioxide that obeys Andrew's equation instead of the more ... «Water Online, Apr 15»
7
Cleaner Living Through Smarter Microbiology
... from engineered autotrophic fermenters. “That way,” explains Leproust, “the carbon in the carpet you buy comes from the atmosphere, and air ... «Wired, Mar 15»
8
Pure water the key to China's victories in the war against cancer
Being chemo-litho-autotrophic organisms, they gain their energy and biomass for cell growth from the conversion of the inorganic substrates ... «The Ecologist, Mar 15»
9
Forest ecology Amazon carbon dynamics
Christopher Doughty, from the University of Oxford, and co-workers use measurements of net primary production, autotrophic respiration and ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
10
Omega-3 Insights Magazine: Algal-Based Omega-3s
Dependent on the method of cultivation—autotrophic (sunlight and carbon dioxide) or heterotrophic (sugar)—volumes of product can be ... «Natural Products INSIDER, Mar 15»

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