autotrophic definition
Medical Definition of AUTOTROPHIC. 1. : needing only carbon dioxide or carbonates as a source of carbon and a simple inorganic nitrogen compound for metabolic synthesis.2.: not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism.â auÂ·toÂ·troÂ·phiÂ·calÂ·ly \-fi-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb.efinition of AUTOTROPHIC. 1. 2. : not requiring a specified exogenous factor for normal metabolism. â auÂ·toÂ·troÂ·phiÂ·calÂ·ly \-fi-k(É-)lÄ\ adverb.