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phototrophic

phototrophic adjective: that exhibits phototrophy.

Adjective

phototrophic (not comparable)

  1. That exhibits phototrophy

Origin of phototrophic

From photo- + -trophic.

Words formed from phototrophic

Questions about phototrophic

What does phototrophic mean?
Phototrophic means that exhibits phototrophy.
What part of speech is phototrophic?
Phototrophic is an adjective.

Words near phototrophic in the dictionary

  1. phototriggered
  2. phototriggers
  3. phototriode
  4. phototronic
  5. phototroph
  6. phototrophic
  7. phototrophically
  8. phototrophin
  9. phototrophism
  10. phototrophs
  11. phototrophy

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