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“autotrophic”
autotrophic (adjective)
1. Capable of synthesizing complex organic substances from simple inorganic substrates; including both the chemoautotrophic and the photoautotrophic organisms.
2. A reference to any organism for which environmental carbon dioxide is the only or main source of carbon in the synthesis of organic compounds by photosynthesis.
2. A reference to any organism for which environmental carbon dioxide is the only or main source of carbon in the synthesis of organic compounds by photosynthesis.
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tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous
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“autotrophic”
A lake in which all or most of the organic matter present is derived from within the lake and not from drainage off the surrounding land.
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auto-, aut-
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tropho-, troph-, -trophy, -trophs, -trophically, -trophic, -trophous
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