HETEROTROPHIC


Meaning of HETEROTROPHIC in English

/het'euhr euh trof"ik, -troh"fik/ , adj. Biol.

capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food.

[ 1890-95; HETERO- + -TROPHIC ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .