| KOPHS | • kophs n. Plural of koph. • KOPH n. (Hebrew) the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also QOPH. |
| QOPHS | • qophs n. Plural of qoph. • QOPH n. (Hebrew) a Hebrew letter, also KOPH. |
| SOPHS | • sophs n. Plural of soph. • SOPH n. (short for) a sophomore, one belonging to the second of the four classes in an American college. |
| TOPHS | • tophs n. Plural of toph. • TOPH n. a porous limestone, also TUFA, TOPHE. |
| GONOPHS | • gonophs n. Plural of gonoph. • GONOPH n. (Yiddish) a thief, also GANEF, GANEV, GANOF, GONEF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOF. |
| BIOTROPHS | • biotrophs n. Plural of biotroph. • BIOTROPH n. a parasitic organism such as a fungus. |
| THEOSOPHS | • theosophs n. Plural of theosoph. • THEOSOPH n. a believer in theosophy, immediate divine illumination or wisdom, also THEOSOPHER, THEOSOPHIST. |
| AUTOTROPHS | • autotrophs n. Plural of autotroph. • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| GYMNOSOPHS | • gymnosophs n. Plural of gymnosoph. • GYMNOSOPH n. one of a sect of naked ascetics of ancient India, also GYMNOSOPHIST. |
| GASTROSOPHS | • gastrosophs n. Plural of gastrosoph. • GASTROSOPH n. a person skilled in matters of eating, also GASTROSOPHER. |
| NECROTROPHS | • necrotrophs n. Plural of necrotroph. • NECROTROPH n. a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| PHOTOTROPHS | • phototrophs n. Plural of phototroph. • PHOTOTROPH n. a plant which uses light to generate energy needed to absorb nutrients. |
| PROTOTROPHS | • prototrophs n. Plural of prototroph. • PROTOTROPH n. a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| SAPROTROPHS | • saprotrophs n. Plural of saprotroph. • SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT. |
| HETEROTROPHS | • heterotrophs n. Plural of heterotroph. • HETEROTROPH n. a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| CHEMOAUTROPHS | • CHEMOAUTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTOTROPH. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHS | • CHEMAUTOTROPH n. an organism, such as a bacterium, that obtains its energy from inorganic reactions using simple compounds, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |