Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- suffix Of, relating to, or characterized by a specified kind of nutrition or sustenance.
- suffix Maintaining the function of or regulating a specified gland or type of tissue.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From trophic. Sense 2, influenced by –tropic.]
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