-TROPHIC


Meaning of -TROPHIC in English

.|träfik, -rōf-, -fēk, sometimes .trə(ˌ)fik adjective combining form

also -tro·phous .trəfəs

Etymology: New Latin -trophia -trophy + English -ic or -ous

1.

a. also -trophous : of or relating to a (specified) type of nutrition

hyper trophic

hyper trophous

b. : having a (specified) nutritional requirement

mono trophic

2. : -tropic 1,2

glyco trophic

lipo trophic

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