trophic
adjective /ˈtrəʊfɪk/, /ˈtrɒfɪk/
/ˈtrəʊfɪk/
(biology- relating to feeding, and to the food necessary for growth
营养的;营养有关的 - (of a hormone or its effect
) causing the release of another hormone or other substance into the blood激素或其作用 引起其他激素(或物质)分泌的;有分泌作用的
词源late 19th cent.: from Greek trophikos, from trophē ‘nourishment’, from trephein ‘nourish’.