"prototrophy" meaning in English

See prototrophy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: prototrophies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|prototrophies}} prototrophy (usually uncountable, plural prototrophies)
  1. The condition of being a prototroph Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: prototrophic Coordinate_terms: auxotrophy
    Sense id: en-prototrophy-en-noun-S8bVcz8X Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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