METATROPHIC


Meaning of METATROPHIC in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|träfik, -rōf- adjective

Etymology: meta- + -trophic

: requiring complex organic sources of carbon and nitrogen for metabolic synthesis : heterotrophic — compare mesotrophic

• me·tat·ro·phy mə̇ˈta.trəfē noun -es

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.