tropho-
a combining form meaning “nourishment,” used in the formation of compound words: trophosome.
Origin of tropho-
1Combining form of Greek trophḗ nourishment, food; akin to tréphein to feed, nourish
- Also especially before a vowel, troph-.
Words Nearby tropho-
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How to use tropho- in a sentence
It is not attended with or depending on the microsporon Audouini, but the result of a tropho-neurosis.
British Dictionary definitions for tropho-
tropho-
combining form
indicating nourishment or nutrition: trophozoite
Origin of tropho-
1from Greek trophē food, from trephein to feed
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