- au|to|troph
- au|to|troph « tuh trof», noun.an organism that can manufacture its own food from inorganic substances, getting its energy either from photosynthesis or from chemosynthesis, as in certain bacteria.
nourishment]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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troph- — ⇒TROPH(O) , (TROPH , TROPHO )élém. formant Élém. tiré du gr. « action de nourrir », entrant dans la constr. de termes du vocab. de la biol. et de la méd. A. [Les mots constr. sont des subst.] V. trophoblaste (s.v. blaste) et aussi: trophocyte,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
troph — troph·al·lac·tic; troph·al·lax·is; troph·amnion; troph·ectoderm; troph·ic; … English syllables
troph..., Troph... — troph..., Troph... vgl. tropho..., Tropho … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
troph´i|cal|ly — troph|ic «TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with nutrition: »trophic diseases, the trophic capacity of an ecosystem. ╂[< Greek troph nourishment (< tréphein to feed) + English ic] –troph´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
troph|ic — «TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with nutrition: »trophic diseases, the trophic capacity of an ecosystem. ╂[< Greek troph nourishment (< tréphein to feed) + English ic] –troph´i|cal|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
trophœdème — [tʀɔfedɛm] n. m. ÉTYM. Déb. XXe; de troph , et œdème. ❖ ♦ Méd. Œdème lié à des troubles trophiques … Encyclopédie Universelle
troph... — troph..., ...troph, Wortbildungselement, tropho … Universal-Lexikon
troph... — troph..., Troph... vgl. ↑tropho..., Tropho … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
troph|al|lax|is — «TROF uh LAK sihs», noun, plural lax|es « LAK seez». the reciprocal exchange of food among social insects: »[In] some groups of termites…an adult worker caste takes charge of nest building and trophallaxis, or mutual feeding (New Yorker). ╂[<… … Useful english dictionary
troph|o|plasm — «TROF uh plaz uhm», noun. Biology. 1. the nutritive protoplasm of a cell. 2. a constituent of the cytoplasm. ╂[< Greek troph nourishment (< tréphein feed) + plásma something formed] … Useful english dictionary
troph|o|zo|ite — «TROF uh ZOH iht», noun. a sporozoan during its growing stage. ╂[< Greek troph nourishment (< tréphein to feed) + zôion animal + English ite1] … Useful english dictionary
