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• Trophic — Troph ic, a. [Gr. ? nursing. See {Trophi}.] (Physiol.) Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as, the so called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence on nutrition. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trophic — adj. of or concerned with nutrition (trophic nerves). Etymology: Gk trophikos f. trophe nourishment f. trepho nourish …   Useful english dictionary

• trophic —   a. pertaining to nutrition.    ♦ trophesy, n. disease due to fault in such nerves.    ♦ trophism, n. nutrition.    ♦ trophogenic, a. due to differences in food.    ♦ trophopathy,   n. disorder of nutritional processes.    ♦ trophoplasm, n.… …   Dictionary of difficult words

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