heterotrophic /het·ero·tro·phic/ (-tro´fik) not self-sustaining; said of microorganisms requiring a reduced form of carbon for energy and synthesis.
heterotrophic [het″er-o-trof´ik]
heterotrophic (het´
rōtrof´ik),
heterotrophic [het″er-o-trof´ik]
unable to synthesize metabolic products from inorganic materials; requiring complex organic substances (growth factors) for nutrition.
heterotrophic (het´
rōtrof´ik),adj pertaining to an organism that must depend on others to provide sustenance. Parasitic.
heterotrophic
unable to synthesize metabolic products from inorganic materials; requiring complex organic substances (growth factors) for nutrition.
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