Meanings
adverbautotrophically (comparative more autotrophically, superlative most autotrophically)
comparative more autotrophically · superlative most autotrophically
- In an autotrophic manner.
- With regard to autotrophy.
Origin
- Englishautotrophic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishautotrophically
From autotrophic + -ally.
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autotrophically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophically
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“autotrophically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophically. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autotrophically,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autotrophically.
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