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

Words nearby trophic

trophallaxis, trophectoderm, trophedema, trophesy, trophi, trophic, trophic level, trophic ulcer, trophied, tropho-, trophoblast

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 nutrition the 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

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.