Advertisement

Advertisement

prototroph

[proh-tuh-trof, -trohf]

noun

Biology.

  1. a microorganism that has the same nutritional requirements as the parent organism.

  2. an organism or cell capable of synthesizing all its metabolites from inorganic material, requiring no organic nutrients.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of prototroph1

First recorded in 1945–50; back formation from prototrophic

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

prototherianprototrophic

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz