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—metatroph /met"euh trof', -trawf'/, n. —metatrophy /meuh ta"treuh fee/, n./met'euh trof"ik, -troh"fik/, adj.requiring dead organic matter for food.[1895-1900; META- + TROPHIC]
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metatrophic — Denoting the ability to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from varied sources, i.e., both nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter. [meta + G. trophe, nourishment] * * * meta·tro·phic .met ə trōf ik, träf adj requiring complex… … Medical dictionary
metatrophic — adj. receiving nourishment from dead organic matter … English contemporary dictionary
metatrophic — meta·trophic … English syllables
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metatrophic therapy — administration of a diet that acts as an adjunct to the drug taken … Medical dictionary
metatroph — An organism that requires complex organic sources of carbon and nitrogen for growth. * * * meta·troph met ə .träf, .trȯf n a metatrophic organism * * * meta·troph (metґə trōf) a metatrophic organism … Medical dictionary
paratrophic — Deriving sustenance from living organic material. SEE ALSO: metatrophic, prototrophic. [para + G. trophe, nourishment] * * * para·tro·phic .par ə trō fik, träf ik adj deriving nourishment parasitically from other organisms <paratrophic… … Medical dictionary
metatrophy — me·tat·ro·phy (mə tatґrə fe) [meta + trophy] 1. the state of being metatrophic; metatrophic nutrition. 2. metatrophia … Medical dictionary
metatroph — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌträf, rȯf noun ( s) Etymology: back formation from metatrophic : a metatrophic organism … Useful english dictionary
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