trophic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɹɒfɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/ (General-American)
- /ˈtɹɑfɪk/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to nutrition.
- (not-comparable) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to growth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| trophical | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trigeminal trophic syndrome · trophicity · trophically · midtrophic · chondrotrophic · autotrophic · exotrophic · trophic egg · trophic transfer · trophic cell · trophic level · nontrophic · trophic cascade · trophic hormone · eutrophic · trophic ulcer · trophic ecology · myelinotrophic · trophic cascade theory · trophical · heterotrophic
Relateds
tropical · atrophy · atrophic · tropic · -trophic
Translations (6)
hu trofikus (describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain) · pl troficzny (describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain) · pl troficzny (of or pertaining to growth) · pl troficzny (of or pertaining to nutrition) · hu trofikus (of or pertaining to growth) · hu trofikus (of or pertaining to nutrition)