Definify.com
Definition 2024
tropho-
tropho-
English
Prefix
tropho-
- (biology, medicine, zoology) Forming compound words with the sense of "nourish", "nourishment".
Usage notes
Not to be confused with tropo-, which is instead from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Compare -trophic/-tropic.
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:English_words_prefixed_with_tropho-'>English words prefixed with tropho-</a>