prototrophic
adjective
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Definition of prototrophic
: having the nutritional requirements of the normal or wild type
Other Words from prototrophic
prototrophy
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prototrophic
adjective
pro·to·tro·phic
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Medical Definition of prototrophic
1
: deriving nutriment from inorganic sources
prototrophic bacteria
2
: not requiring specific nutritional substances for normal metabolism and reproduction : not differing from the wild type in nutritional requirements
—used especially of bacteria and fungi a yeast prototrophic for uracil and leucine
— compare auxotrophic
Other Words from prototrophic
prototrophy
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plural prototrophies
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plural prototrophies