auxotrophic

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Synonyms: autotrophic, allotrophic, abiotrophic, auxotroph, amyotrophic, auxotrophy, mixotrophic, auxotrophs, autotropic

Antonyms: autotrophic, allotrophic, abiotrophic, auxotroph, amyotrophic, auxotrophy, mixotrophic, auxotrophs, autotropic

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|biology}} Describing a [[strain]] of [[organism]] that requires a specific [[metabolic]] [[substance]] that the [[parent]] organism was able to [[synthesize]] by itself

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