English word trophosome comes from English -some, English tropho- ((biology, medicine, zoology) nourish; nourishment.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -some | English (eng) | Characterized by some specific condition or quality. Used to form a word indicating a group with a certain small number of members A body A chromosome. |
| tropho- | English (eng) | (biology, medicine, zoology) nourish; nourishment. |
| trophosome | English (eng) | (biology) The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan.. (biology) The mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide. |