Synonyms & related words for phototrophic

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of phototrophic. 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 phototrophic

Explore words related to phototrophic — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include phototroph, photoautotrophic, photoautotroph, bacteriochlorophyll, photosynthetic, cyanophyte, methanogen, myxobacteria. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does phototrophic come from?

The word phototrophic breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: photo, from Greek phos (“light”); troph, from Greek trophe (“nourishment”); and -ic, from Greek ikos (“pertaining to”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.