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单词 autotrophic
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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
autotrophic /ˌɔːtəˈtrɒfɪk/ adj
  1. (of organisms such as green plants) capable of manufacturing complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources such as carbon dioxide, water, and nitrates, using energy from the sun

autotroph /ˈɔːtətrəʊf/ n
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
au•to•troph  tə trof′, -trōf′),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Biology, Ecologyany organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists. Cf. heterotroph.
  • 1935–40; back formation from autotrophic; see auto-1, trophic
au′to•trophic, adj. 

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