polytrophic

pol·y·troph·ic

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee-trof-ik, -troh-fik]
- /ˌpɒl iˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pol-ee-trof-ik, -troh-fik]
- /ˌpɒl iˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk/

Definitions of polytrophic word

adjective polytrophic (of certain bacteria) deriving nourishment from many organic substances. 1
adjective polytrophic (esp of bacteria) obtaining food from several different organic sources 0
adjective polytrophic obtaining nourishment from more than one kind of organic material, as many pathogenic bacteria 0

See all 3 definitions of polytrophic

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Origin of polytrophic

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65; poly- + -trophic

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Parts of speech for Polytrophic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Polytrophic

polytrophic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

polytrophic usage trend in Literature

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