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 au·to·tro·phic /ˌɔtəˈtrofɪk/
 自養的

 au·to·tro·phic /ˌɔtəˈtrofɪk/ 形容詞
 自養的

 Au·to·troph·ic a.   Plant Physiol. Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria.  It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.
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 autotrophic
      adj : of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make
            complex organic nutritive compounds from simple
            inorganic sources by photosynthesis [syn: autophytic]
            [ant: heterotrophic]