trophallactic

adjective

troph·​al·​lac·​tic

¦träfə¦laktik

: of, relating to, constituting, or involving trophallaxis

Word History

Etymology

from New Latin trophallaxis, after such pairs as New Latin prophylaxis : English prophylactic

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

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