trophism

noun

troph·​ism

ˈträˌfizəm

plural -s

: fundamental nutrition involving the actual metabolic exchanges of the tissues

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary troph- + -ism

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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