[ 'ɔ:ksətrəʊf , -trɒf ]
■ noun Biology a mutant organism that requires a particular additional nutrient which the normal strain does not.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
Origin
1950s: from L. auxilium 'help' + Gk trophos 'feeder'.
[ 'ɔ:ksətrəʊf , -trɒf ]
■ noun Biology a mutant organism that requires a particular additional nutrient which the normal strain does not.
Derivatives
~ic adjective
Origin
1950s: from L. auxilium 'help' + Gk trophos 'feeder'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004