Meanings
adjectivetrophic (not comparable)
alternative trophical
- not comparableOf or pertaining to nutrition.
- not comparablebiologyDescribing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
- not comparablemedicineOf or pertaining to growth.
Origin
- Ancient Greekτροφικός“pertaining to food or nourishment”
- Englishtrophic
From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Hungarian trofikus, trofikus
- trofikusof or pertaining to nutrition
- trofikusdescribing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
- trofikusof or pertaining to growth
Polish troficzny, troficzny
- troficznyof or pertaining to nutrition
- troficznydescribing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain
- troficznyof or pertaining to growth
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with trophic
catastrophicstrophicapostrophicAriosophiccraniosophicectotrophicgymnosophichistoriosophicmycotrophicneutrosophicnontrophicoxalotrophicpansophicsymbiotrophictritrophic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
trophic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophic
MLA
“trophic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trophic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trophic.
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