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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
autotroph /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)trəʊf, -trɒf/

▶noun Biology an organism that synthesizes nutrients from simple inorganic substances. Compare with heterotroph.

– derivatives
autotrophic adjective,
autotrophy noun.

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