ALLOTROPHIC
\ˌalətɹˈɒfɪk], \ˌalətɹˈɒfɪk], \ˌa_l_ə_t_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_ɪ_k]\
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Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
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Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; - said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; - opposed to autotrophic.
By Oddity Software
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Changed or modified in nutritive power by the process of digestion.
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Dependent upon other organisms for nutrition; heterotrophic; - said of plants unable to perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; - opposed to autotrophic.
By Noah Webster.
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[Greek] Obtaining nourishment from other organisms; saprophytic, or saprozoic; heterotrophic.
By J.H. Kenneth
