metatrophic
[ met-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /
adjective
requiring dead organic matter for food.
OTHER WORDS FROM metatrophic
met·a·troph [met-uh-trof, -trawf] /ˈmɛt əˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf/, noun me·tat·ro·phy [muh-ta-truh-fee] /məˈtæ trə fi/, nounWords nearby metatrophic
metatherian,
metathesis,
metathesize,
metathorax,
metatoluidine,
metatrophic,
metatropic dwarfism,
metaverse,
metaxas,
metaxylem,
metazoa
Example sentences from the Web for metatrophic
It is very probable that anarobes, exclusive of a few nitrogen absorbers, are metatrophic for all the elements they utilize.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology |Charles Bradfield Morrey
Medical definitions for metatrophic
metatrophic
[ mĕt′ə-trŏf′ĭk, -trō′fĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to the ability to undertake anabolism.
Of or relating to the ability to obtain nourishment from varied sources, as from nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter.