autotrophic

1. 1.

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

   Synonymsautophytic

   Antonymsheterotrophic

   botany

Questions about autotrophic

What does autotrophic mean?

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

How many syllables are in autotrophic?

autotrophic has 4 syllables: au-to-tro-phic. The stress falls on "tro". In IPA it is /ˌɔtəˈtɹoʊfɪk/.

What is another word for autotrophic?

Close synonyms include autophytic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of autotrophic?

The recorded antonyms are heterotrophic.

Is autotrophic a common word?

autotrophic is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.