trophic

[ trof-ik, troh-fik ]

/ ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk /

adjective

of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.

Origin of trophic

First recorded in 1870–75, trophic is from the Greek word trophikós pertaining to food. See tropho-, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM trophic

troph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Definition for trophic (2 of 2)

-trophic

a combining form with the meanings “having nutritional habits or requirements” of the kind specified by the initial element (autotrophic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” that specified (gonadotrophic) (in this sense often interchangeable with -tropic ); also forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -troph or -trophy (hypertrophic).

Origin of -trophic

see origin at trophic

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British Dictionary definitions for trophic

trophic

/ (ˈtrɒfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to nutritionthe trophic levels of a food chain

Derived forms of trophic

trophically, adverb

Word Origin for trophic

C19: from Greek trophikos, from trophē food, from trephein to feed

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Medical definitions for trophic (1 of 2)

trophic

[ trŏf′ĭk, trō′fĭk ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or characterized by nutrition.

Medical definitions for trophic (2 of 2)

-trophic

suff.

Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified kind of nutrition:organotrophic.

Scientific definitions for trophic

trophic

[ trŏf′ĭk ]

Relating to the feeding habits of different organisms in a food chain or web.

单词	trophic
释义	trophic [ trof-ik, troh-fik ] / ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk / adjective of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes. Origin of trophic First recorded in 1870–75, trophic is from the Greek word trophikós pertaining to food. See tropho-, -ic OTHER WORDS FROM trophic troph·i·cal·ly, adverb Definition for trophic (2 of 2) -trophic a combining form with the meanings “having nutritional habits or requirements” of the kind specified by the initial element (autotrophic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” that specified (gonadotrophic) (in this sense often interchangeable with -tropic ); also forming adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -troph or -trophy (hypertrophic). Origin of -trophic see origin at trophic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for trophic trophic / (ˈtrɒfɪk) / adjective of or relating to nutritionthe trophic levels of a food chain Derived forms of trophic trophically, adverb Word Origin for trophic C19: from Greek trophikos, from trophē food, from trephein to feed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for trophic (1 of 2) trophic [ trŏf′ĭk, trō′fĭk ] adj. Of, relating to, or characterized by nutrition. Medical definitions for trophic (2 of 2) -trophic suff. Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified kind of nutrition:organotrophic. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for trophic trophic [ trŏf′ĭk ] Relating to the feeding habits of different organisms in a food chain or web. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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