trophic
[ trof-ik, troh-fik ]
/ ˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk /
adjective
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
Origin of trophic
OTHER WORDS FROM trophic
troph·i·cal·ly, adverbWords 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
Example sentences from the Web for trophic
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, adverbWord 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.