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PRONUNCIATION OF SAPROTROPH

saprotroph  [ˈsæprəʊˌtrəʊf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SAPROTROPH

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Saprotroph 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 SAPROTROPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

saprotroph

Saprotrophic nutrition

Saprotrophic nutrition /sæprɵˈtrɒfɪk/ is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of dead or decayed organic matter. It occurs in saprotrophs or heterotrophs, and is most often associated with fungi and soil bacteria. Saprotrophic microscopic fungi are sometimes called saprobes; saprotrophic plants or bacterial flora are called saprophytes. The process is most often facilitated through the active transport of such materials through endocytosis within the internal mycelium and its constituent hyphae. Various word roots relating to decayed matter, eating and nutrition, and plants or life forms produce various terms, such as detritivore, detritophage, saprotroph, saprophyte, saprophage, and saprobe; their meanings overlap, although technical distinctions narrow the senses. For example, usage distinctions can be made based on macroscopic swallowing of detritus versus microscopic lysis of detritus.

Definition of saprotroph in the English dictionary

The definition of saprotroph in the dictionary is any organism, esp a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter Also called: saprobe, saprobiont.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SAPROTROPH


autotroph
ˈɔːtətrəʊf
auxotroph
ˈɔːksətrəʊf
biotroph
ˈbaɪəʊˌtrəʊf
chemautotroph
ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtətrəʊf
chemoautotroph
ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtəˌtrəʊf
chemoautroph
ˌkiːməʊˈɔːtrəʊf
chemoheterotroph
ˌkiːməʊˈhɛtərəʊtrəʊf
chemolithotroph
ˌkiːməʊˈlɪθətrəʊf
limitrophe
ˈlɪmɪˌtrəʊf
necrotroph
ˈnɛkrəʊˌtrəʊf
photoautotroph
ˌfəʊtəʊˈɔːtətrəʊf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SAPROTROPH

saprobic
saprobiont
saprobiotic
saprogenic
saprogenicity
saprogenous
saprolegnia
saprolite
saprolitic
sapropel
sapropelic
sapropelite
saprophagous
saprophyte
saprophytic
saprophytically
saprophytism
saprotrophic
saprotrophically
saprozoic

WORDS THAT END LIKE SAPROTROPH

chemo-organotroph
gastrosoph
graph
gymnosoph
heterotroph
joseph
koph
mph
paragraph
ph
photograph
phototroph
prototroph
qoph
ralph
Randolph
telegraph
theosoph
toph
triumph

Synonyms and antonyms of saprotroph in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «saprotroph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SAPROTROPH

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

Translator English - Chinese

saprotroph
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Saprótrofos
570 millions of speakers

English

saprotroph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

saprotroph
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

saprotroph
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сапротроф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saprotroph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

saprotroph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saprotroph
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Saprotroph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

saprotroph
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腐生生物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

saprotroph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Saprotroph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

saprotroph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

saprotroph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saprotroph
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

saprotroph
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

saprotroph
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сапротрофов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

saprotroph
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

saprotroph
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

saprotroph
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

saprotroph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

saprotroph
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROTROPH»

The term «saprotroph» is used very little and occupies the 189.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SAPROTROPH» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SAPROTROPH»

Discover the use of saprotroph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to saprotroph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Molecular Evolution of Nitrate Assimilation Genes in Fungi
Jason Christopher Slot. plant pathogen nrt2 euknr NADPHnir plant pathogen nrt2 euknr NADPHnir plant pathogen nrt2 euknr NADPHnir heterotroph nrt2 euknr NADPHnir saprotroph plant pathogen nrt2 euknr NADPHnir plant pathogen nrt2 ...
Jason Christopher Slot, 2008
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Industrial Applications
Table 1. Role in nature and importance/significance in research of breakdown in wood by some key brown rot fungi. The term saprotroph refers to the decay of downed wood and wood associated with dead trees. The term parasite refers to the ...
Karl Esser, Paul A. Lemke, J. W. Bennett, 2002
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Biology: A Functional Approach
As a result of the action of these enzymes the saprotroph becomes surrounded by a solution from which it can absorb all the chemicals it requires directly across its surface. Thus, although a saprotroph may derive its nourishment from solid ...
M. B. V. Roberts, 1986
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A Dictionary of Environment and Conservation
When dry it is dull, dark, and tough and it may be a source of oil and gas. saprophagous Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter. saprophyte See SAPROTROPH. saprotroph (saprobe, saprovore) An organism that absorbs soluble organic ...
Chris Park, Michael Allaby, 2013
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A Dictionary of Ecology
See also CONSUMER ORGANISM. saprophyte See SAPROTROPH. saprotroph (saprobe, saprovore) Any organism that absorbs soluble organic nutrients from inanimate sources (e.g. from dead plant or animal matter, from dung, etc.).
Michael Allaby, 2010
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Environmental and Microbial Relationships
Basidiom. Basidiom. Ascom. Principal Wood Wood Soil Soil Soil Dung substrate Principal Saprotroph Saprotroph Mycorrhizal Saprotroph Mycorrhizal Saprotroph way of life Necrotroph Saprotroph Taxonomic Genera Species Species Species ...
Christian P. Kubicek, Karl Esser, Irina S. Druzhinina, 2007
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Ecosystem Homeostasis
Considered cybernetically, the saprotroph-producer relationships have the nature of positive feedback, which additionally involves a danger of destabilization of a system as a whole (Dawidowicz, 1970). We observe here the following ...
P. Trojan, 1984
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Fungi in Ecosystem Processes
(1988) and Singh and Khara (1984) examined changes in radial growth of mycelial inoculum discs in interactions of one saprotroph antagonist and a single pathogen (Alternaria solani). In a study conducted by Blakeman and Brodie ( 1977) ...
John Dighton, 2003
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Report and Transactions
Hypholoma fasciculare [sulphur tuft] Wood-rotting saprotroph. Common, in clusters, Aug. 1988, Oct. 1990, July I991. Sept- 1992- Laccaria amethystina Litter saprotroph. Near willow, Oct. 1990, Sept. 1992. Laccaria laccata Litter saprotroph .
‎1997
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Mycorrhizal Symbiosis
In this case, a non-mycorrhizal saprotroph presumably converted protein to a form which could be absorbed and assimilated by the plant. In a mixed population of heterotrophs, such products are less likely to accumulate. Clearly, the extent of ...
Sally E. Smith, David J. Read, 2010

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SAPROTROPH»

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Compound Discovered to Stop Listeria Contamination and Infection
A saprotroph is an organism that normally obtains its nutrients by absorbing soluble organic compounds from dead and decaying plant or animal matter. «eMaxHealth, Jan 12»

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