Synonyms & related words for heterotrophy

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of heterotrophy. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to heterotrophy

Explore words related to heterotrophy — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include heterotroph, heterotrophically, heterotrophic, autotrophically, autotrophy, chemoautotrophic, autotrophic, chemoautotroph. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does heterotrophy come from?

The word heterotrophy breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: hetero-, from Greek heteros (“other, different”); troph, from Greek trophe (“nourishment, feeding”); and -y, from Greek ia (“state, condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.