autotrophyn.
/ˈɔːtə(ʊ)ˌtrəʊfi/, U.S. /ˈɔdoʊˌtroʊfi/, /ˈɔdəˌtroʊfi/, /ˈɑdoʊˌtroʊfi/, /ˈɑdəˌtroʊfi/ Biology.† 1. The capability of an embryo to develop without external influence. Obsolete. rare.
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1854 Monthly Jrnl. Med. Sci. Mar. 246 If..anything happens to disturb or arrest the development of the embryo, its autotrophy, or inherent formative power, becomes..weakened.
2. The state or condition of being an autotroph; autotrophic nutrition. Cf. autotrophic adj. 1.
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the world > life > biology > balance of nature > organisms in relation to habitat > [noun] > conditions of
plasticity1858
modification1875
tolerance1898
autotrophy1900
heterotrophism1900
sympatry1904
heterotrophy1930
zootrophy1930
chemoautotrophism1943
chemolithotrophy1947
chemoorganotrophy1947
chemotrophy1947
chemoautotrophy1949
prototrophy1949
auxotrophy1953
photoautotrophy1961
photoheterotrophy1961
opportunism1967
chemoheterotrophy1972
chemolithoautotrophy1976
psychrotolerance1977
1900 Bot. Gaz. 30 69 His examples show a certain parallelism to exist between a greater ash-content and autotrophy on the one hand, and less ash-content and mycotrophy on the other.
1927 S. A. Waksman Princ. Soil Microbiol. iii. 97 The organism may be considered as facultative autotrophic although the autotrophy of this organism is still questionable.
1970 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 46 453/2 Physical and biochemical interaction between various organelles in the endosperm thus play an important role during the transition period in the young seedling from heterotrophy to autotrophy.
2005 C. de Duve Singularities v. 53 The fact remains that autotrophy must have been developed at the latest when the supply of organic chemicals became exhausted.
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