organotrophy

English

Noun

organotrophy (uncountable)

1. (biology) The condition of an organism obtaining its energy from organic compounds.
   • 2005, David Sigee, Freshwater Microbiology:

     The ability of many freshwater algae to grow under controlled laboratory conditions in the dark in the presence of a carbon source provides strong experimental evidence for the wide occurrence of organotrophy.

Related terms

• organoautotrophy
• organotroph
• organotrophic