Word: Auxotroph
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s: from Latin auxilium ‘help’ + Greek trophos ‘feeder’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːksətrəʊf
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɔːksətrɒf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a mutant organism (especially a bacterium or fungus) that requires a particular additional nutrient which the normal strain does not.
Short Definition:mutant organism that requires particular additional nutrient
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