troph
51aux|o|troph|ic — «K suh TROF ihk», adjective. of or having to do with an auxotroph …
52che|mo|au|to|troph|ic — «KEE moh tuh TROF ihk, KEHM oh », adjective. providing its own nourishment with energy obtained from chemical oxidations: »chemoautotrophic microorganisms …
53che|mo|au|to|troph — «KEE moh tee trof, KEHM oh », noun. a chemoautotrophic bacterium, protozoan, or other microorganism …
54cor|ti|co|troph|in — «KR tuh koh TROF ihn», noun. = corticotropin. (Cf. ↑corticotropin) …
55dys|troph|ic — «dihs TROF ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with or resembling dystrophy. 2. having dystrophy: »The research team reported it was able “to study the whole life history of a dystrophic muscle” (Wall Street Journal). 3. depleted in… …
56ec|to|troph|ic — «EHK tuh TROF ihk», adjective. deriving nourishment from the outside: »ectotrophic fungi …
57e|lec|troph|o|rus — «ih LEHK TROF uhr uhs, EE lehk », noun, plural o|ri « uh ry». a simple device for producing charges of electricity by means of induction. ╂[< electro + Greek phóros bearing < phérein to bear] …
58eu|troph|ic — «yoo TROF ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. (of lakes and other waters) rich or excessively rich in accumulated phosphates, nitrates, and other nutrients that promote the growth of algae, which deplete the water of oxygen and cause the extinction… …
59gon|a|do|troph|ic — «GON uh duh TROF ihk, guh NAD uh », adjective. = gonadotropic. (Cf. ↑gonadotropic) …
60gon|a|do|troph|in — «GON uh duh TROF ihn, guh NAD uh », noun. = gonadotropin. (Cf. ↑gonadotropin) …