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autotrophy

Meaning of "autotrophy" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AUTOTROPHY

ˈɔːtəʊˌtrɒfɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AUTOTROPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Autotrophy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AUTOTROPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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.

Definition of autotrophy in the English dictionary

The definition of autotrophy in the dictionary is the process of certain plants and bacteria of making food from inorganic substances, using photosynthesis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AUTOTROPHY

auxotrophy · banoffee · banoffi · coffee · moffie · offie · prototrophy · toffee · toffy · zootrophy

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AUTOTROPHY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE AUTOTROPHY

abiotrophy · amyotrophy · atrophy · cacotrophy · chemoautotrophy · Duchenne dystrophy · Duchenne muscular dystrophy · dystrophy · eutrophy · exstrophy · heterostrophy · heterotrophy · hypertrophy · leukodystrophy · lipodystrophy · muscular dystrophy · oligotrophy · paedotrophy · philosophy · Schneider Trophy · trophy

Synonyms and antonyms of autotrophy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «autotrophy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AUTOTROPHY

Find out the translation of autotrophy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of autotrophy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «autotrophy» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

自养
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

autotrofia
570 millions of speakers
en

English

autotrophy
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

autotrophy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ذاتية التغذي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

автотрофность
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

autotrofia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

autotrophy
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

autotrophie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Autotrofi
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Autotrophie
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

自家栄養
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

autotrophy
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Autotrofi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

autotrophy
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

autotrophy
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ऑटोट्रॉफी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

autotrophy
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

autotrofia
65 millions of speakers
pl

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autotrofia
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

автотрофность
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

autotrophy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτότροφο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

outotrofie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

autotrofi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

autotrophy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of autotrophy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AUTOTROPHY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of autotrophy
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about autotrophy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AUTOTROPHY»

Discover the use of autotrophy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to autotrophy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Early Life on Earth
It is a common assumption that heterotrophy preceded autotrophy even in phototrophs (Pierson & Olson 1989), and various mechanisms have been proposed for the abiotic production of organic carbon (Borowska & Mauzerall 1988). Recent ...
Stefan Bengtson, 1994
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Mycoheterotrophy: The Biology of Plants Living on Fungi
1.6 Schematic representation of the trophic strategies autotrophy, mycoheterotrophy, and partial mycoheterotroFig. 1.7 Schematic representation of the different types of mycoheterotrophic plants. phy based on the carbon (C) source a plant ...
Vincent Merckx, 2012
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Encyclopedia of Astrobiology
Autotrophy. Table 1 Classification of metabolisms according to energy, reducing power, and carbon sources Metabolism Energy source Reducing power Carbon source Chemo-litho-autotrophic Oxidation of inorganic compounds ...
Muriel Gargaud, Ricardo Amils, Henderson James Cleaves, 2011
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Geomicrobiology, Fifth Edition
To sustain life, autotrophy emerged. Autotrophy is a process in which an organism obtains the energy it needs either from the oxidation of an inorganic compound (chemosynthetic autotrophy (( or chemolithoautotrophy) or from yy the  ...
Henry Lutz Ehrlich, Dianne K. Newman, 2008
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Eutrophication: Causes, Consequences, Correctives; ...
Looking on the abscissa-the extent of autotrophy-a clear statement is needed as to the "production of organic matter." Aberg and Rodhe (1942) accepted the definition given by Thienemann (1931 , p. 619), saying that the production of organic ...
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 1969
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms 13th Edition:
At the top of this list is autotrophy, the process by which an energy-poor and highly oxi- dized form of carbon, CO2, is reduced and assimilated into cell material. Many microorganisms are autotrophic, including virtu- ally all phototrophs and ...
Michael T. Madigan , David P. Clark, David Stahl, 2010
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Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Defining Statement Autotrophic Modes of Life Conversion of Inorganic Carbon to Cell Carbon Mechanisms for CO2 Assimilation Glossary autotrophy Self-feeding; autotrophy is the ability of an organism to synthesize all cell carbon constituents ...
‎2009
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Desk Encyclopedia of Microbiology
Defining Statement Autotrophic Modes of Life Conversion of Inorganic Carbon to Cell Carbon Mechanisms for CO2 Assimilation Glossary autotrophy Self-feeding; autotrophy is the ability of an organism to synthesize all cell carbon constituents ...
Moselio Schaechter, 2010
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Marine Biotechnology Volume 1: Pharmaceutical and Bioactive ...
Genum Living mode Major nutritional mode Alexandrium Free-living Autotrophy Amphidinium Free-living, symbiotic ... Dinophysis Free-living Heterotrophy?, facultative heterotrophy Gymnodinium Free-living Autotrophy, heterotrophy, ...
David H. Attaway, Oskar R. Zaborsky, 1993
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Handbook of Environmental Fluid Dynamics, Volume One: ...
Physical and chemical processes control a fundamental property of aquatic ecosystems: the balance of organic material production (autotrophy) and decomposition (heterotrophy). The autotrophicheterotrophic (A-H) balance can refer to either ...
Harindra Joseph Fernando, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AUTOTROPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term autotrophy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Are Sea Anemones Helped or Hindered by Ocean Acidification?
Natural high pCO2 increases autotrophy in Anemonia viridis (Anthozoa) as revealed from stable isotope (C, N) analysis. Scientific Reports 5: ... «CO2 Science Magazine, Jun 15»
2
Productivity links morphology, symbiont specificity and bleaching in …
Indeed, Porter predicted that autotrophy should be maximized in corals with high SA:V, with the specific idea that branching corals would ... «Nature.com, May 15»
3
Skoda Fabia
... including the Red Dot Design Award, the Golden Steering Wheel, Company Car of the Year, Most Affordable Small Car at the AutoTrophy, ... «Top Speed, Apr 15»
4
The Next Generation of Biodiesel Coproduct Research
Gopalakrishnan says in autotrophy mode, carbon dioxide is a carbon source when coupled with sunlight or artificial light, and oxygen is ... «Biodiesel Magazine, Mar 14»
5
Crawling leaves: photosynthesis in sacoglossan sea slugs
Much fewer studies have unequivocally demonstrated the importance of autotrophy on the nutritional state of natural populations of ... «OUPblog, Aug 13»
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Where Thomas Nagel Went Wrong
Robert Hazen, a mineralogist and biogeologist at the Carnegie Institution for Science, struck a similar note in 2007: "With autotrophy, ... «Chronicle of Higher Education, May 13»
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What Will the Immortals Eat?
... the eminent life scientist Vladimir Vernadsky (1863-1945) proposed that in our self-directed evolution we work toward a goal of autotrophy, ... «Huffington Post, Aug 12»
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Carnivorous plants respond to increased soil nitrogen, eco-news …
This survival strategy is energetically expensive and provides only marginal advantage over pure autotrophy with soil uptake of nutrients. «Southern Fried Science, Jun 12»
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'Primodial Soup' theory for origin of life rejected in paper
... necessary for carbon and energy metabolism in all organisms that grow from simple chemical ingredients [autotrophy] today, and presumably ... «RxPG NEWS, Feb 10»
10
Green, Life-Giving and Forever Young
The core feature of planthood is autotrophy, that is, the happy ability to make one's own food. Plants essentially eat the sun, transforming solar ... «New York Times, Nov 04»
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