- cy|tot|ro|pism
- cy|tot|ro|pism «sy TOT ruh pihz uhm», noun.Biology. the growing or bending of cell masses, or of cells, toward or away from one another.
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pho|tot|ro|pism — «foh TOT ruh pihz uhm, FOH toh TROH pihz uhm», noun. 1. a tendency of plants to turn in response to light. 2. growth in a certain direction in response to light … Useful english dictionary
pism — aer·ot·ro·pism; an·e·mot·ro·pism; an·thro·pism; aph·e·li·ot·ro·pism; ap·o·ge·ot·ro·pism; aze·ot·ro·pism; bath·mot·ro·pism; cae·sa·ro·pa·pism; che·mot·ro·pism; chro·mot·ro·pism; chro·not·ro·pism; cy·tot·ro·pism; des·mot·ro·pism; di·at·ro·pism;… … English syllables
tot — ami·tot·ic; ar·is·tot·le s; as·ymp·tot·ic; ath·e·tot·ic; au·tot·o·mize; au·tot·o·my; bathy·pi·tot·me·ter; blas·tot·o·my; cha·tot; col·le·tot·ri·chum; cy·tot·ro·pism; eryth·ro·blas·tot·ic; ex·os·tot·ic; hap·tot·ro·pism; his·tot·ro·pism;… … English syllables
aphototropism — apho·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
cytotropism — cy·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
haptotropism — hap·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
histotropism — his·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
phototropism — pho·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
ro — neu·ro·anatomic; neu·ro·anatomist; neu·ro·anatomy; neu·ro·bio·tac·tic; neu·ro·bio·taxis; neu·ro·blast; neu·ro·blas·to·ma; neu·ro·canal; neu·ro·central; neu·ro·centrum; neu·ro·chondrite; neu·ro·chord; neu·ro·circulatory; neu·ro·coele;… … English syllables
phototropism — Movement of a part of an organism toward (positive p.) or away from (negative p.) the stimulus of light. Cf.:phototaxis. [photo + G. trope, a turning] * * * pho·tot·ro·pism fō tä trə .piz əm, .fōt ō trō .piz əm n a tropism in which light is the… … Medical dictionary
