trophic
adjective /ˈtrəʊfɪk/, /ˈtrɒfɪk/
/ˈtrəʊfɪk/
(biology)- relating to feeding, and to the food necessary for growth
- (of a hormone or its effect) causing the release of another hormone or other substance into the blood
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’, from trephein ‘nourish’.