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-trophism

-trophism suffix: nutrition.

Suffix

-trophism

  1. nutrition
  2. development

Origin of -trophism

From tropho- + -ism.

Words formed from -trophism

Questions about -trophism

What does -trophism mean?
-trophism means nutrition.
What part of speech is -trophism?
-trophism is a suffix.

Words near -trophism in the dictionary

  1. -trons
  2. -trop-
  3. -trope
  4. -troph
  5. -trophic
  6. -trophism
  7. -trophy
  8. -tropia
  9. -tropic
  10. -tropin
  11. -tropism

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