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

• nonautotrophic
• photoautotrophic

Related terms

• autotroph

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: autòtrof (ca)
• Finnish: omavarainen (fi)
• Irish: uatrófach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: autotrofico
• Polish: samożywny (pl) m
• Portuguese: autotrófico (pt) m
• Spanish: autótrofo (es)