autotroph

== English == === Etymology === From auto- (from Ancient Greek αὐτο- (auto-, “self-”)) +‎ -troph (from Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ, “nourishment”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɔːtə(ʊ)tɹəʊf/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔtəˌtɹoʊf/ === Noun === autotroph (plural autotrophs) (ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. ==== Synonyms ==== producer (biology) ==== Coordinate terms ==== heterotroph ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaʊ̯toˈtʁoːf/ === Adjective === autotroph (strong nominative masculine singular autotropher, not comparable) (biology) autotrophic ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “autotroph” in Duden online “autotroph” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache