transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌȯk-sə-ˈtrō-fik ]
adjective
Etymology: Greek auxein to increase + -o- + English -trophic
Date: 1944
: requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction by the parental or wild-type strain
auxotrophic mutants of bacteria
• aux·ot·ro·phy ȯk-ˈsä-trə-fē noun