Associations to the word «Auxotrophy»

Noun

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Wiktionary

AUXOTROPHY, noun. (biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley