autotrophic

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adjective

Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.

Similar
autophytic
Opposite
heterotrophic
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Meanings

adjectiveautotrophic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis

Similar
autophytic
Opposite
heterotrophic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + -trophic.

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Translations

Catalan autòtrof
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Dutch autotroof
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Finnish omavarainen, autotrofinen
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German autotroph
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Indonesian autotrof
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Irish uatrófach
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Italian autotrofico
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Polish samożywny, autotroficzny
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Portuguese autotrófico
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Spanish autótrofo
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Cite this entry
APA

autotrophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophic

MLA

“autotrophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autotrophic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophic.

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