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auxo·tro·phic | \ ˌȯk-sə-ˈtrō-fik 
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\Definition of auxotrophic
: requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction by the parental or wild-type strain
auxotrophic mutants of bacteria
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auxotrophy \ ȯk-ˈsä-trə-fē \ noun
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adjectiveauxo·tro·phic | \ ˌȯk-sə-ˈtrō-fik \
\Medical Definition of auxotrophic
: requiring a specific growth substance beyond the minimum required for normal metabolism and reproduction of the parental or wild-type strain
auxotrophic bacterial mutants — compare prototrophic
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The first known use of auxotrophic was in 1944
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