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rheotrophic

rheotrophic adjective: supplied with nutrients by flowing water. Also the misspelling of rheotropic.

Adjective

rheotrophic (not comparable)

  1. Supplied with nutrients by flowing water.

Also used as

rheotrophic is also the misspelling of rheotropic.

Origin of rheotrophic

From rheo- + -trophic.

Questions about rheotrophic

What does rheotrophic mean?
Rheotrophic means supplied with nutrients by flowing water.
What part of speech is rheotrophic?
Rheotrophic is an adjective.

Words near rheotrophic in the dictionary

  1. rheotome
  2. rheotomes
  3. rheotrauma
  4. rheotrope
  5. rheotropes
  6. rheotrophic
  7. rheotropic
  8. rheotropism
  9. rheotropisms
  10. rheotypic
  11. rheovirus

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