"autotrophy" meaning in English

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          "sense": "synthesis of food from inorganic substances",
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          "word": "autotròfia"
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          "sense": "synthesis of food from inorganic substances",
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          "sense": "synthesis of food from inorganic substances",
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          "sense": "synthesis of food from inorganic substances",
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          "sense": "synthesis of food from inorganic substances",
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