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tropho-

  1. a combining form meaning “nourishment,” used in the formation of compound words:

    trophosome.



tropho-

combining_form

  1. indicating nourishment or nutrition

    trophozoite

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tropho-1

Combining form of Greek trophḗ nourishment, food; akin to tréphein to feed, nourish
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tropho-1

from Greek trophē food, from trephein to feed
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Example Sentences

It is not attended with or depending on the microsporon Audouini, but the result of a tropho-neurosis.

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