Autotrophic /(?)/

Au·to·troph·ic

Autotrophic

a.
  1. Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or saprophytism. (Plant Physiol.)
  2. of or pertaining to an autotroph.