transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈtrō-fik ]
adjective
Date: 1893
: requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis — compare autotrophic
• het·ero·tro·phi·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb
• het·ero·tro·phy ˌhe-tə-ˈrä-trə-fē, ˈhe-tə-rə-ˌtrō- noun