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autotroph vs chemotrophic autotroph

chemotrophic autotroph vs autotroph

autotroph and chemotrophic autotroph both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
autotroph Yes No No No
chemotrophic autotroph Yes No No No
As nouns, chemotrophic autotroph is a hyponym of autotroph; that is, chemotrophic autotroph is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than autotroph:
  • autotroph: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
  • chemotrophic autotroph: An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.
Other hyponyms of autotroph include chemoautotroph.
autotroph (noun) chemotrophic autotroph (noun)
plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances An organism that depends on chemicals for its energy and principally on carbon dioxide for its carbon.
Difference between autotroph and chemotrophic autotroph

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