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autotrophic

au·tot·rop·hic

US/ˌɔtʌˈtroʊfɪk/ uncommon

adjective

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of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis

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From auto- + -trophic.

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