autotrophy

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ -trophy.

Noun

autotrophy (usually uncountable, plural autotrophies)

1. (biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy

Derived terms

• chemoautotrophy
• lithoautotrophy
• organoautotrophy

Related terms

• autotroph

Translations

synthesis of food from inorganic substances

Catalan: autotròfia f French: autotrophie (fr) f Italian: autotrofia (it) f Kazakh: автотрофтық (avtotroftyq) Polish: samożywność (pl) f, autotrofia (pl) f, autotrofizm (pl) m Portuguese: autotrofia f Spanish: autotrofia