metatrophic
[ met-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik ]
/ ˌmɛt əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk /
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adjective
requiring dead organic matter for food.
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OTHER WORDS FROM metatrophic
met·a·troph [met-uh-trof, -trawf], /ˈmɛt əˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf/, nounme·tat·ro·phy [muh-ta-truh-fee], /məˈtæ trə fi/, nounWords nearby metatrophic
metatherian, metathesis, metathesize, metathorax, metatoluidine, metatrophic, metatropic dwarfism, metaverse, Metaxas, metaxylem, métayage
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Example sentences from the Web for metatrophic
It is very probable that anarobes, exclusive of a few nitrogen absorbers, are metatrophic for all the elements they utilize.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology|Charles Bradfield Morrey
Medical definitions for metatrophic
metatrophic
[ mĕt′ə-trŏf′ĭk, -trō′fĭk ]
adj.
Of or relating to the ability to undertake anabolism.
Of or relating to the ability to obtain nourishment from varied sources, as from nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter.
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