transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯ-tə-ˈtrō-fik ]
adjective
Etymology: probably from German autotroph, from Greek autotrophos supplying one's own food, from aut- + trephein to nourish
Date: 1893
1. : requiring only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis of organic molecules (as glucose)
autotrophic plants
— compare heterotrophic
2. : not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism
• au·to·tro·phi·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb
• au·tot·ro·phy ȯ-ˈtä-trə-fē noun