auxotrophic en · ADJ
Meanings
- Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more auxotrophic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most auxotrophic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
auxotrophically · nonauxotrophic