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AUTOTROPHIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does autotrophic mean? 

AUTOTROPHIC (adjective)
  The adjective AUTOTROPHIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesisplay

  Familiarity information: AUTOTROPHIC used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


AUTOTROPHIC (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

autophytic; autotrophic

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Antonym:

heterotrophic (requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment)

Pertainym:

autotroph (plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances)


 Context examples 


Although arginine is a nonessential amino acid for normal human cells, certain cancer cells are autotrophic for arginine and need arginine in order to survive.

(Pegylated arginine deiminase, NCI Thesaurus)



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