Trophic
Pronunciation : Troph"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. Trophi.] (Physiol.)
Definition : Defn: Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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