heterotrophic

heterotrophic
adj.

Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.

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  • heterotrophic — [het΄ər ōträf′ik, het΄ər əträf′ik, het΄ər ō΄trō′fik, het΄ər ətrō′fik] adj. [ HETERO + TROPHIC] obtaining food from organic material only; unable to use inorganic matter to form proteins and carbohydrates: cf. AUTOTROPHIC …   English World dictionary

  • Heterotrophic nutrition — Heterotrophic nutritionAnimals, fungi, many prokaryotes and protoctists are unable to synthesize organic compounds to use as food. They are called heterotrophs.Heterotrophic organisms have to acquire and take in all the organic substances they… …   Wikipedia

  • Heterotrophic picoplankton — is the fraction of plankton composed by cells between 0.2 and 2 μm that do not perform photosynthesis. Cells can be either : * prokaryotes Main|Bacterioplankton Archaea form a major part of the picoplankton in the antarctic and are abundant in… …   Wikipedia

  • heterotrophic assimilation — heterotrofinė asimiliacija statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Sudėtingų junginių sintezė organizme iš organinių maisto medžiagų. atitikmenys: angl. heterotrophic assimilation rus. гетеротрофная ассимиляция …   Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • heterotrophic organisms — heterotrofai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Organizmai, mintantys gatavomis organinėmis medžiagomis, kurias sintetina autotrofai. Tai parazitiniai augalai, grybai, dauguma mikroorganizmų, visi gyvūnai, taip pat ir žmogus.… …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • heterotrophic — adjective Date: 1893 requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for metabolic synthesis compare autotrophic • heterotrophically adverb • heterotrophy noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heterotrophic — /het euhr euh trof ik, troh fik/, adj. Biol. capable of utilizing only organic materials as a source of food. [1890 95; HETERO + TROPHIC] * * * …   Universalium

  • heterotrophic — adjective Being a heterotroph …   Wiktionary

  • heterotrophic — 1. Relating to or exhibiting the properties of heterotrophy. 2. Relating to a heterotroph. * * * het·ero·tro·phic .het ə rə trō fik adj requiring complex organic compounds of nitrogen and carbon (as that obtained from plant or animal matter) for… …   Medical dictionary

  • heterotrophic — adj. deriving energy from externally produced organic compounds (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heterotrophic — het·ero·tro·phic …   English syllables

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