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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" + -trophic
1
]
au·to·troph
[
áwtə trf,
áwtə tròf
]
noun
au·to·troph·i·cal·ly
adverb
au·tot·ro·phy
[
aw tóttrəfee
]
noun
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