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autotrophic

adjective

au·​to·​tro·​phic ˌȯ-tə-ˈtrō-fik How to pronounce autotrophic (audio)
1
: requiring only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis of organic molecules (such as glucose)
autotrophic plants
compare heterotrophic
2
: not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism
autotrophically adverb
autotrophy noun

Word History

Etymology

probably from German autotroph, from Greek autotrophos supplying one's own food, from aut- + trephein to nourish

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of autotrophic was in 1893

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