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saprotrophic

saprotrophic adjective: of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes).

Adjective

saprotrophic (not comparable)

  1. of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes)

Origin of saprotrophic

From saprotroph + -ic.

Words formed from saprotrophic

Questions about saprotrophic

What does saprotrophic mean?
Saprotrophic means of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes).
What part of speech is saprotrophic?
Saprotrophic is an adjective.

Words near saprotrophic in the dictionary

  1. saprophytophagous
  2. sapropterin
  3. saprostomous
  4. saprot
  5. saprotroph
  6. saprotrophic
  7. saprotrophically
  8. saprotrophism
  9. saprotrophs
  10. saprotrophy
  11. saprovore

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