troph-

¹ American  

1. variant of tropho- before a vowel.

   trophallaxis.

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-troph ² American  

1. a combining form used in the formation of nouns with the general sense “nutrient matter” (embryotroph ), “an organism with given nutritional requirements” (heterotroph ); also forming concrete nouns corresponding to abstract nouns ending in -trophy or adjectives ending in -trophic.

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Usage

Basic definitions of troph- and -troph Troph- and -troph are combining forms used for various senses relating to nourishment and nutrition—how organisms get their food and energy. They ultimately come from the Greek trophḗ, meaning “nourishment, food.”What does troph- mean?Troph- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “nourishment.” It is used in some medical and scientific terms.Troph- is a variant of tropho-, which loses its -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels. Want to know more? Read our Words That Use tropho- article.What does -troph mean?The combining form -troph is used like a suffix meaning "nutrient matter" or naming “an organism with nutritional requirements" as specified by the first part of the word.It is also used to form concrete nouns from abstract nouns ending in -trophy or adjectives ending in -trophic (and vice versa). Learn more about the specific applications of these two forms in our Word That Use articles for them.The combining form -troph is used in many medical and scientific terms, especially in biology.

Example Sentences

They kept coming: There was Ke Huy Quan, bounding up the stairs to accept the supporting actor troph y, his teary joy infectious as he referred to his remarkable life story.

From Seattle Times

He wrote very little, and published even less, but his sonnets circulated in MS., and gave him a reputation before they appeared in 1893, together with a few longer poems, as a volume, under the title of Les Troph�es.

From Project Gutenberg

Troph′esy, deranged nutrition owing to disorder of the motor nerve force pertaining to the nutritive function.—n.pl.

From Project Gutenberg

And more importantly, when will Arsenal ever win another troph … ahem.

From The Guardian

Festivalgoers browse through a bazaar filled with traditional handicrafts; enjoy authentic Celtic fare like kouign-amann, a butter cake, and chouchen, a honey-based liquor; and listen to bands like Soldat Louis, which plays modern music with a Celtic beat, and Troph�e Lo�c Raison, which plays traditional Celtic folk.

From Time Magazine Archive