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autotrophic
au·to·troph·ic [ àwtə tróffik, àwtə trṓfik ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
able to manufacture nutrients: describes organisms, especially green plants, that are capable of making nutrients from inorganic materials
[Late 19th century. < Greek autos "self" + -trophic1]

au·to·troph [ áwtə trf, áwtə tròf ] noun
au·to·troph·i·cal·ly adverb
au·tot·ro·phy [ aw tóttrəfee ] noun
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