trophic
pronunciation
How to pronounce trophic in British English:
UK [ˈtrəʊfɪk]
How to pronounce trophic in American English:
US [ˈtroʊfɪk]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to nutrition
Word Origin
- trophic (adj.)
- "of or pertaining to nutrition, food, or nourishment," 1856, from Greek trophikos, from trophe "nourishment, food" (see -trophy).
Example
- 1. Effects of grasses of vetiveria and pennisetum on trophic groups of soil nematodes
- 2. How each trophic level obtains energy .
- 3. However , continuous administration of trophic factors into the central nervous system is costly and difficult to maintain .
- 4. The biosphere is a global ecosystem that can be broken down into regional or local ecosystems , or biomes . Organisms in the biosphere are classified into trophic levels and communities .
- 5. Application of phytoplankton community and trophic index in the evaluation of dredging bed mud of southern area of the tai lake .