trophic
adjective/ˈtrəʊfɪk/, /ˈtrɒfɪk/
/ˈtrəʊfɪk/
(biology)- relating to feeding, and to the food necessary for growth
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- (of a hormone or its effect) causing the release of another hormone or other substance into the blood
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’, from trephein ‘nourish’.
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