oligotroph
English
Noun
oligotroph (plural oligotrophs)
- An organism capable of living in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients.
- 2007 October 9, Warren E. Leary, “In NASA’s Sterile Areas, Plenty of Robust Bacteria”, in New York Times:
- While some were common types that thrive on human skin, such as Staphylococcus species, others were oligotrophs, rarer microorganisms that have adapted to grow under extreme conditions by absorbing trace nutrients from the air or from unlikely surfaces like paint.
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German
Declension
Positive forms of oligotroph
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist oligotroph | sie ist oligotroph | es ist oligotroph | sie sind oligotroph | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | oligotropher | oligotrophe | oligotrophes | oligotrophe |
genitive | oligotrophen | oligotropher | oligotrophen | oligotropher | |
dative | oligotrophem | oligotropher | oligotrophem | oligotrophen | |
accusative | oligotrophen | oligotrophe | oligotrophes | oligotrophe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der oligotrophe | die oligotrophe | das oligotrophe | die oligotrophen |
genitive | des oligotrophen | der oligotrophen | des oligotrophen | der oligotrophen | |
dative | dem oligotrophen | der oligotrophen | dem oligotrophen | den oligotrophen | |
accusative | den oligotrophen | die oligotrophe | das oligotrophe | die oligotrophen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein oligotropher | eine oligotrophe | ein oligotrophes | (keine) oligotrophen |
genitive | eines oligotrophen | einer oligotrophen | eines oligotrophen | (keiner) oligotrophen | |
dative | einem oligotrophen | einer oligotrophen | einem oligotrophen | (keinen) oligotrophen | |
accusative | einen oligotrophen | eine oligotrophe | ein oligotrophes | (keine) oligotrophen |
Comparative forms of oligotroph
Superlative forms of oligotroph
Antonyms
Derived terms
- Oligotrophie
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