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Definition of Heterotrophic
1. Adjective. Requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment. "Most animals are heterotrophic"
Definition of Heterotrophic
1. Adjective. Being a heterotroph. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heterotrophic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Heterotrophic
1. 1. Relating to or exhibiting the properties of heterotrophy. 2. Relating to a heterotroph. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heterotrophic
Literary usage of Heterotrophic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lectures on Plant Physiology by Ludwig Jost (1907)
"LECTURE XV THE ACQUISITION OF CARBON AND NITROGEN BY heterotrophic PLANTS WE
shall now leave autotrophic plants and turn to the consideration of ..."
2. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"heterotrophic plants " must, of necessity, get food, either directly or indirectly,
from some other plant which can synthetize synergic foods or, ..."
3. The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher (1921)
"heterotrophic plants " must, of necessity, get food, either directly or indirectly,
from some other plant which can synthetize synergic foods or, ..."
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