Synonyms & related words for phototroph

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of phototroph. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to phototroph

Explore words related to phototroph — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include photoautotrophic, photoautotroph, phototrophic, photophilic, photosynthate, chemoautotroph, phototropy, photolyze. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phototroph come from?

The word phototroph breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: phot, from Greek phos (“light”); o, from Greek -o- (“connecting vowel”); and troph, from Greek trophe (“nourishment, feeding”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.