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{{also|trophic}}
==English==

===Etymology===
From {{der|en|grc|τροφικός|t=pertaining to food or nourishment}}, from {{m|grc|τροφή|t=food}}.

===Suffix===
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# {{non-gloss|Used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in [[-trophy]]}}

====Usage notes====
Frequently confused with {{m|en|-tropic|-tro'''p'''ic|turning or changing}}, which is instead from {{cog|grc|τροπικός||of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.}}, from {{m|grc|τροπή||turn; solstice; trope}}.<ref>“[http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=314651 Trophic vs. Tropic]”, Werner Steinberg, ''JAMA,'' May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.</ref> Compare {{w|trophic hormone}} (affects growth) and {{w|tropic hormone}} (drives other glands) and {{m|en|tropho-}}/{{m|en|tropo-}}.

====Derived terms====
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====Related terms====
* {{l|en|-trophy}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|''used to form adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -trophy''}}
* French: {{t+|fr|-trophe}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|-trófach}}
* Italian: {{t|it|-tropico}}
* Sicilian: {{t|scn|-tròficu}}
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