Definition of Allotrophic. Meaning of Allotrophic. Synonyms of Allotrophic

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Definition of Allotrophic

Allotrophic
Allotrophic Al`lo*troph"ic, a. [Gr. ? other + trophic.] (a) (Physiol.) Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion. (b) (Plant Physiol.) Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; -- said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; -- opposed to autotrophic.

Meaning of Allotrophic from wikipedia

- A heterotroph (/ˈhɛtərəˌtroʊf, -ˌtrɒf/; from Ancient Gr**** ἕτερος (héteros) 'other', and τροφή (trophḗ) 'nutrition') is an organism that cannot produce...
- Christopher G. Morris, Academic Press - 1992 "Thus, allotroph, allotrophy. allotrophic lake Ecology, a lake that receives organic material by drainage from...