auxotrophic

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adjective

Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself

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Meanings

adjectiveauxotrophic (comparative more auxotrophic, superlative most auxotrophic)

comparative more auxotrophic · superlative most auxotrophic

  1. biologyDescribing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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