- prototrophic
- adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1900 having the nutritional requirements of the normal or wild type • prototrophy noun
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prototrophic — [prōt΄ə träf′ik] adj. [ PROTO + TROPHIC] able to synthesize its required growth factors: said as of an original organism from which auxotrophic mutants are derived … English World dictionary
prototrophic — 1. Pertaining to a prototroph. 2. Denoting the ability to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from a single source, as with iron, sulfur, or nitrifying bacteria or photosynthesizing plants. * * * pro·to·tro·phic .prōt ə trō fik adj 1) d … Medical dictionary
prototrophic — pro•to•troph•ic [[t]ˌproʊ təˈtrɒf ɪk, ˈtroʊ fɪk[/t]] adj. 1) ecl mcr having the same nutritional requirements as the normal or wild type 2) ecl mcr capable of synthesizing nutrients from inorganic matter: prototrophic bacteria[/ex] • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
prototrophic — /proh teuh trof ik, troh fik/, adj. 1. (esp. of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth. 2. (of certain microorganisms) requiring no specific nutriments for growth. [1895 1900; PROTO + TROPHIC] * * * … Universalium
prototrophic — adjective Of or pertaining to a prototroph or to prototrophy … Wiktionary
prototrophic — adj. receiving nourishment from one source … English contemporary dictionary
prototrophic — pro·to·trophic … English syllables
prototrophic — /proʊtəˈtrɒfɪk/ (say prohtuh trofik), / ˈtroʊfɪk/ (say trohfik) adjective (of certain microorganisms) having no specific nutritional requirements for growth. {proto + Greek trophē nourishment + ic} …
prototrophic — a. feeding directly on uncombined elements … Dictionary of difficult words
prototrophic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träfik, rōf adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prot + trophic 1. : deriving nutriment from inorganic sources used especially of those bacteria that do not require organic media for growth 2. : requiring no… … Useful english dictionary
