troph
41en|do|troph|ic — «EHN doh TROF ihk», adjective. deriving nourishment from within, as certain fungi living within the roots of plants and deriving nourishment from their inner cells. ╂[< endo + Greek troph nourishment + English ic] …
42het|er|o|troph|ic — «HEHT uhr uh TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with a heterotroph. Heterotrophic plants live as parasites on other plants or on decaying organic matter. ╂[< hetero + Greek troph nourishment + English ic] …
43pho|to|troph — «FOH toh trof», noun. Biology. an organism that uses light to break down carbon dioxide for its metabolism. ╂[< photo + Greek troph nourishment] …
44pro|to|troph|ic — «PROH tuh TROF ihk», adjective. getting nourishment from inorganic substances: »Nitrobacteria are prototrophic organisms. ╂[< proto + Greek troph nourishment + English ic] …
45Dr. oec. troph. — Dr. oec. troph. 〈Abk. für〉 Doktor der Ökotrophologie; →a. Doktor …
46ad|re|no|cor|ti|co|troph|ic — «uh DREE noh KR tuh koh TROF ihk», adjective. = adrenocorticotropic. (Cf. ↑adrenocorticotropic) …
47ad|re|no|cor|ti|co|troph|in — «uh DREE noh KR tuh koh TROF ihn», noun. = adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). (Cf. ↑adrenocorticotropin) …
48a|my|o|troph|ic — «uh MY uh TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with amyotrophy …
49a|troph|ic — «uh TROF ihk», adjective. of or characterized by atrophy …
50au|to|troph|ic — « tuh TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with an autotroph; providing its own nourishment: »an autotrophic plant …