allotrophic

allotrophic: \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|träfik, -ōf-\ adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary all- + -trophic

1. : having an altered, especially lowered, nutritive value

allotrophic foods

2. : heterotrophic

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allotrophic, a. Med.
(æləʊˈtrɒfɪk)

[mod. f. Gr. ἄλλος other, different + -τροϕ-ος nourishing (f. τρέϕειν to nourish) + -ic.]

Susceptible of a change as to nutritive or physiological properties, without any change in physical or chemical characters.

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Allotrophic — Al lo*troph ic, a. [Gr. ? other + trophic.] (a) (Physiol.) Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion. (b) (Plant Physiol.) Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; said of plants unable to perform… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
allotrophic — Having an altered nutritive value. [allo + G. trophe, nourishment] * * * al·lo·tro·phic .al ə träf ik, trō fik, al ə . adj 1) having an altered and esp. a lowered nutritive value <allotrophic foods> 2) HETEROTROPHIC * * * al·lo·tro·phic… … Medical dictionary
allotrophic — adj. [Gr. allos, other; trophe, nourishment] Referring to organisms dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allotrophic — adjective Of or pertaining to an allotroph … Wiktionary
allotrophic — al·lo·troph·ic … English syllables
allotrophic lake — a lake receiving organic matter from the surrounding land by runoff … Dictionary of ichthyology

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