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autotrophic
(encz) | autotrophic,autotrofní Zdeněk Brož |
Autotrophic
(gcide) | Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant
Physiol.)
Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for
growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of
carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; --
said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes
place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or
saprophytism.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. of or pertaining to an autotroph.
[WordNet 1.5] |
autotrophic
(wn) | autotrophic
adj 1: of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can
make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple
inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: autotrophic,
autophytic] [ant: heterotrophic] |
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Autotrophic
(gcide) | Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant
Physiol.)
Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for
growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of
carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; --
said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes
place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or
saprophytism.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
2. of or pertaining to an autotroph.
[WordNet 1.5] |
autotrophic organism
(wn) | autotrophic organism
n 1: plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple
organic substances [syn: autophyte, autophytic plant,
autotroph, autotrophic organism] |
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