troph
61het|er|o|troph — «HEHT uhr uh trof», noun. an organism that cannot manufacture its own food, but is dependent upon complex organic substances for nutrition. Animals and some plants, such as fungi, are heterotrophs …
62hy|per|troph|i|cal — «HY puhr TROF uh kuhl», adjective. = hypertrophic. (Cf. ↑hypertrophic) …
63hy|per|troph|ic — «HY puhr TROF ihk», adjective. 1. producing or affected with hypertrophy. 2. characterized by hypertrophy …
64lou|troph|o|ros — «loo TROF uhr uhs», noun, plural o|roi « uhr oy». a tall, long necked vase for carrying water for a bath, especially for a ceremonial nuptial bath in ancient Greece. It was often placed upon the tomb of a young person who died unmarried. ╂[<… …
65lu|te|o|troph|ic — «LOO tee uh TROF ihk», adjective. that stimulates the corpus luteum. ╂[< (corpus) luteum + trophic] …
66lu|te|o|troph|in — «LOO tee uh TROF ihn», noun. = prolactin. (Cf. ↑prolactin) …
67mam|mo|troph|ic — «MAM uh TRF ihk», adjective. stimulating the mammary glands to give milk. ╂[< Latin mamma breast + English trophic] …
68ol|i|go|troph|ic — «OL uh goh TROF ihk», adjective. not providing nutrition, as a lake with scant vegetation …
69pho|to|au|to|troph|ic — «FOH toh tuh TROF ihk», adjective. providing its own nourishment and obtaining energy from light: »Most algae are photoautotrophic …
70pho|to|au|to|troph — «FOH toh tuh trof», noun. an autotroph that obtains its nourishment and energy from light: »The majority of blue green algae are aerobic photoautotrophs: their life processes require only oxygen, light, and inorganic substances (Scientific… …