| ABIOTROPHY | • abiotrophy n. (Medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function… • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown. |
| AMYOTROPHY | • amyotrophy n. (Pathology) atrophy of muscles. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| AUTOTROPHS | • autotrophs n. Plural of autotroph. • AUTOTROPH n. an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUTOTROPHY | • autotrophy n. (Biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances. |
| AUXOTROPHS | • auxotrophs n. Plural of auxotroph. • AUXOTROPH n. an auxotrophic strain or individual, i.e. one requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| AUXOTROPHY | • auxotrophy n. (Biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth… • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism. |
| CACOTROPHY | • cacotrophy n. (Medicine, obsolete) Disordered or defective nutrition. • CACOTROPHY n. bad or inadequate diet. |
| NECROTROPH | • necrotroph n. A parasitoid that ultimately kills its host. • NECROTROPH n. a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material. |
| PHOTOTROPH | • phototroph n. A photoautotroph. • PHOTOTROPH n. a plant which uses light to generate energy needed to absorb nutrients. |
| PROTOTROPH | • prototroph n. (Biology) Any microorganism that can synthesize its nutrients from inorganic material. • PROTOTROPH n. a bacterium feeding only on inorganic matter. |
| SAPROTROPH | • saprotroph n. An organism that lives off dead or decaying organic material by secreting enzymes into it and then absorbing… • SAPROTROPH n. any organism, esp. a fungus or bacterium, that lives and feeds on dead organic matter, also SAPROBIONT. |
| ZOOTROPHIC | • zootrophic adj. (Physiology) Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals. • zoötrophic adj. Alternative form of zootrophic. • ZOOTROPHIC adj. of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals. |