Definitions for "Autotrophic"
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.
An organism that makes its own food (as in plants).
An organism that has the capacity to satisfy its requirements for carbon-containing nutrients by the fixation, reduction and incorporation of carbon dioxide from the environment. Green plants, which derive their energy from sunlight through the process of photosynthesis, represent a major group of autotrophic organisms. The terms means "self feeding" in Greek.
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of or pertaining to an autotroph.
Capable of growth independent of outside sources of nutrients or growth factors. ( 20)