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hemotrophic

hemotrophic adjective: that obtains nutrition from blood.

Adjective

hemotrophic (not comparable)

  1. That obtains nutrition from blood

Origin of hemotrophic

From hemo- + -trophic.

Questions about hemotrophic

What does hemotrophic mean?
Hemotrophic means that obtains nutrition from blood.
What part of speech is hemotrophic?
Hemotrophic is an adjective.

Words near hemotrophic in the dictionary

  1. hemotoxylin
  2. hemotoxylins
  3. hemotransfusion
  4. hemotransfusions
  5. hemotrichorial
  6. hemotrophic
  7. hemotropic
  8. hemotube
  9. hemotubes
  10. hemotympanum
  11. hemovanadin

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