Trophic (derived from the Greek trophē, food) can refer to:* Trophic level, in ecology, describing an organisms position in the food chain Trophic egg, an egg laid for nutrition, not reproduction Trophic (search engine), a United Kingdom search engine Trophic hormone, a type of hormone As a suffix, -trophic means "feeding", "nourishing". It is used in many ways, including terms describing the primary productivity of lakes. See:Oligotrophic lake, a lake with low primary productivityMesotroph… (More on Trophic)