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Entophytic
Entophytic En`to*phyt"ic, a. Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.
Eophytic
Eophytic E`o*phyt"ic, a. Of or pertaining to eophytes.
Epiphytic
Epiphytic Ep`i*phyt"ic, Epiphytical Ep`i*phyt"ic*al, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. -- Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
Epiphytical
Epiphytic Ep`i*phyt"ic, Epiphytical Ep`i*phyt"ic*al, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. -- Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
Epiphytically
Epiphytic Ep`i*phyt"ic, Epiphytical Ep`i*phyt"ic*al, a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. -- Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly, adv.
Holophytic
Holophytic Hol`o*phyt"ic, a. [Holo + Gr.? a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. Holophytic nutrition, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter.
Holophytic nutrition
Holophytic Hol`o*phyt"ic, a. [Holo + Gr.? a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable. Holophytic nutrition, that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the ingestion of albuminous matter.
Lithophytic
Lithophytic Lith`o*phyt"ic, a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to lithophytes.
Myrmecophytic
Myrmecophyte Myr"me*co*phyte`, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, Acacia spadicigera has large hollows thorns, and species of Cecropia have stem cavities. -- Myr`me*co*phyt"ic, a.
Oophytic
Oophytic O`["o]*phyt"ic, a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an o["o]phyte.
Saprophytic
Saprophytic Sap`ro*phyt"ic, a. Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter; pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.
Spermatophytic
Spermatophyte Sper"ma*to"phyte`, n. Any plant of the phylum Spermatophyta. -- Sper`ma*to*phyt"ic, a.
Spermophytic
Spermophytic Sper`mo*phyt"ic, a. (Bot.) Capable of producing seeds; ph[ae]nogamic.
Sporophytic
Sporophyte Spo"ro*phyte, n. [Spore + Gr. ? plant.] (Bot.) In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to gametophyte. It is not clearly differentiated in the life cycle of the lower plants. -- Spo`ro*phyt"ic, a.
Thallophytic
Thallophyte Thal"lo*phyte, n. [Gr. ? young shoot + -phyte.] (Bot.) A plant belonging to the Thallophyta. -- Thal`lo*phyt"ic, a.
Zoophytic
Zoophytic o`["o]*phyt"ic, Zoophytical o`["o]*phyt"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. zoophytique.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to zo["o]phytes.
Zoophytical
Zoophytic o`["o]*phyt"ic, Zoophytical o`["o]*phyt"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. zoophytique.] (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to zo["o]phytes.

Meaning of Phytic from wikipedia

- Phytic acid is a six-fold dihydrogenphosphate ester of inositol (specifically, of the myo isomer), also called inositol hexaphosphate, inositol hexakisphosphate...
- hexaphosphate of inositol, phytic acid or its salts, the phytates, serve as phosphate stores in seed, for example in nuts and beans. Phytic acid also occurs in...
- The phytic eras divide the history of life based on the evolution of plants. The "-phytic" eras differ from the animal based "-zoic" eras, although they...
- germination time for the beans used, acidity, total protein and carbohydrates, phytic acid content, and viscosity. Raw soy milk may be sweetened, flavored, and...
- phosphohydrolase) is any type of phosphatase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid (myo-inositol hexakisphosphate) – an indigestible, organic form of...
- walls. Phytic acid is also known to bond with many different minerals, and by doing so prevents those minerals from being absorbed; making phytic acid an...
- phytic acid. Similarly, Shipard (2005) states that enzymes of germination and sprouting can help decrease the detrimental substances such as phytic acid...
- starch, protein, vitamins, and dietary minerals. It is also a source of phytic acid, an antinutrient that prevents nutrient absorption. The high oil content...
- increase nutrient bioavailability, notably in staple foods such as c****ava. Phytic acid has a strong binding affinity to minerals such as calcium, magnesium...
- amounts of antinutrients that inhibit some enzyme processes in the body. Phytic acid and phytates, present in grains, nuts, seeds and beans, interfere with...