autotrophic

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ -trophic

Adjective

autotrophic (not comparable)

1. (biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.

Derived terms

• autotrophically
• chemoautotrophic
• chemolithoautotrophic
• lithoautotrophic
• nonautotrophic
• organoautotrophic
• photoautotrophic
• thioautotrophic

 

Related terms

• autotroph

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: autòtrof (ca)
• Dutch: autotroof
• Finnish: omavarainen (fi), autotrofinen
• Indonesian: autotrof (id)
• Irish: uatrófach
• Italian: autotrofico
• Kazakh: автотрофты (avtotrofty)
• Polish: samożywny (pl) m, autotroficzny (pl)
• Portuguese: autotrófico (pt) m
• Spanish: autótrofo (es)