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There are 17 twelve-letter words containing OTROPH

ABIOTROPHIES	• abiotrophies n. Plural of abiotrophy. • ABIOTROPHY n. bodily or mental loss of function or degeneration for reasons unknown.
AMYOTROPHIES	• amyotrophies n. Plural of amyotrophy. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles.
AUTOTROPHIES	• autotrophies n. Plural of autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHY n. the state of being an autotroph, an organism that is able to manufacture its own food from inorganic substances.
AUXOTROPHIES	• auxotrophies n. Plural of auxotrophy. • AUXOTROPHY n. the state of being auxotrophic, requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism.
CACOTROPHIES	• CACOTROPHY n. bad or inadequate diet.
HETEROTROPHS	• heterotrophs n. Plural of heterotroph. • HETEROTROPH n. a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals.
HETEROTROPHY	• heterotrophy n. The state of being a heterotroph. • HETEROTROPHY n. the state of being a heterotroph, a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals.
LUTEOTROPHIC	• luteotrophic adj. Alternative form of luteotropic. • LUTEOTROPHIC adj. acting on the corpora lutea, also LUTEOTROPIC.
LUTEOTROPHIN	• luteotrophin n. Alternative form of luteotropin. • LUTEOTROPHIN n. another name for the hormone prolactin, also LUTEOTROPIN.
NECROTROPHIC	• necrotrophic adj. (Biology) Describing a parasite that kills its host, then feeds on the dead matter. • NECROTROPHIC adj. of or like a necrotroph, a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead material.
NEUROTROPHIC	• neurotrophic adj. Of or relating to neurotrophy. • NEUROTROPHIC adj. relating to the nutrition of the nervous system, or to nutritional changes influenced by the nervous system.
OLIGOTROPHIC	• oligotrophic adj. (Physiology, of a diet) deficient in nutrition (providing little nourishment). • oligotrophic adj. (Biology, of a body of water) being poor in nutrients and minerals and therefore not having an excessive… • oligotrophic adj. (Geography, of a wetland) deficient in plant nutrients, such as nitrogen or phosphorus.
PHOTOTROPHIC	• phototrophic adj. (Biology) That exhibits phototrophy. • PHOTOTROPHIC adj. relating to phototropism, movement directed by light.
PROTOTROPHIC	• prototrophic adj. (Biology) Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy. • PROTOTROPHIC adj. of bacteria, feeding directly on uncombined elements.
SAPROTROPHIC	• saprotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to saprotrophs (or saprobes). • SAPROTROPHIC adj. of or like a saprotroph.
THYROTROPHIC	• thyrotrophic adj. That stimulates the thyroid gland. • thyrotrophic adj. Of or pertaining to thyrotropism. • THYROTROPHIC adj. exerting or characterized by a direct influence on the secretory activity of the thyroid gland, also THYROTROPIC.
THYROTROPHIN	• thyrotrophin n. Alternative form of thyrotropin. • THYROTROPHIN n. a hormone, produced in the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which stimulates the thyroid, also THYROTROPIN.

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