ALL meanings of prototrophic
pro·to·troph·ic
P p - adjective prototrophic (especially of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth. 1
- adjective prototrophic (of certain microorganisms) requiring no specific nutriments for growth. 1
- adjective prototrophic (esp of bacteria) feeding solely on inorganic matter 0
- adjective prototrophic (of cultured bacteria, fungi, etc) having no specific nutritional requirements 0
- adjective prototrophic able to synthesize its required growth factors: said as of an original organism from which auxotrophic mutants are derived 0