al´lo|trop´i|cal|ly

al´lo|trop´i|cal|ly
al|lo|trop|ic «AL uh TROP ihk», adjective.
occurring in two or more forms that differ in physical and chemical properties but not in the kind of atoms of which they are composed. Oxygen gas and ozone are allotropic forms of the element oxygen; they are gases composed of the same kind of atoms, but ozone is more active than oxygen, is heavier, and has an irritating odor.
╂[< Swedish allotropi (< Greek állos another + trópos way) + English -ic]
–al´lo|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • trop|i|cal — trop|i|cal1 «TROP uh kuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of the tropics; having to do with the tropics: »tropical studies. 2. occurring in the tropics: »tropical diseases, a tropical depression that grows into a tropical storm. 3. native to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trop|i|cal|ize — «TROP uh kuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make tropical; make suitable for tropical climates …   Useful english dictionary

  • ge´o|trop´i|cal|ly — ge|o|trop|ic «JEE uh TROP ihk», adjective. Biology. affected by geotropism; responding to gravity. –ge´o|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • i´so|trop´i|cal|ly — i|so|trop|ic «Y suh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Physics. having the same properties, such as elasticity or conduction, in all directions. 2. Zoology. without predetermined axes. ╂[< iso + Greek trópos turn, manner + English ic]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • or´tho|trop´i|cal|ly — or|tho|trop|ic «AWR thuh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Botany. of, having to do with, or exhibiting orthotropism; growing vertically upward or downward, as a stem or root. 2. having to do with or using a type of bridge design in which steel plates,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pho´to|trop´i|cal|ly — pho|to|trop|ic «FOH toh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Botany. bending or turning in response to light: »Most plants are phototropic. 2. sensitive to changes in amount of radiation: »phototropic glass. –pho´to|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • plei´o|trop´i|cal|ly — plei|o|trop|ic «PLY uh TROP ihk», adjective. Genetics. controlling or effecting change in more than one character: »The mutation was pleiotropic (Scientic American). ╂[< Greek pleíōn more, comparative of polýs much, many + trópos a turning]… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • ex|tra|trop|i|cal — «EHKS truh TROP uh kuhl», adjective. outside or originating outside the tropics; occurring in middle and higher latitudes of either hemisphere: »The uncertainties of weather forecasting were forcibly dramatized in the extratropical cyclone that… …   Useful english dictionary

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