Autotrophic

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  • adj. Of or pertaining to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.
  • adj. of or pertaining to an autotroph.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Self-nourishing: said of plants which derive their nourishment directly from inorganic matter, that is, of all plants except parasites and saprophytes. See the quotation under hemiparasite and compare holophytic.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis
    • Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    amyotrophic    hypertrophic   
     
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