heterotrophic

1. 1.

   requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment

   “most animals are heterotrophic”

   Antonymsautotrophic

   botany

Questions about heterotrophic

What does heterotrophic mean?

heterotrophic means "requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment".

How many syllables are in heterotrophic?

heterotrophic has 5 syllables: het-e-ro-tro-phic. The stress falls on "tro". In IPA it is /ˌhɛtɚəˈtɹɑfɪk/.

What is the opposite of heterotrophic?

The recorded antonyms are autotrophic.

Is heterotrophic a common word?

heterotrophic 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.