| 单词 |
metatrophic |
| 释义 |
metatrophic, a. Biol.|mɛtəˈtrəʊfɪk| [ad. G. metatroph (A. Fischer Vorlesungen über Bakterien (1897) v. 47), f. meta-: see trophic a.] Needing the presence of organic substances for nutrition.
1900A. C. Jones tr. Fischer's Struct. & Functions Bacteria v. 48 The metatrophic bacteria..cannot live unless they have organic substances at their disposal. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXV. 439/1 Some Angiosperms are persistently heterotrophic, either as saprophytes (metatrophic) or as parasites (paratrophic), and this manner of life involves some kind of symbiosis. 1930S. Thomas Bacteriol. (ed. 2) v. 75 Metatrophic bacteria..include the bacteria causing fermentation, decay, and the decomposition of fatty substances. |

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