PROTOTROPHIC


Meaning of PROTOTROPHIC in English

/proh'teuh trof"ik, -troh"fik/ , adj.

1. (esp. of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth.

2. (of certain microorganisms) requiring no specific nutriments for growth.

[ 1895-1900; PROTO- + -TROPHIC ]

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