- pho|tot|ro|pism
- 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. 2012.
pho|tot|ro|pism
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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
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
phototropism — pho·tot·ro·pism … English syllables
phototropism — pho•tot•ro•pism [[t]foʊˈtɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌfoʊ toʊˈtroʊ pɪz əm[/t]] n. bot phototropic tendency or growth • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
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
negative phototropism — Phototropism Pho*tot ro*pism, n. [Photo + Gr. ? to turn.] 1. (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of growing plant organs to move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary use the term is practically synonymous with {heliotropism}. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phototropism — Pho*tot ro*pism, n. [Photo + Gr. ? to turn.] 1. (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of growing plant organs to move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary use the term is practically synonymous with {heliotropism}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
positive phototropism — Phototropism Pho*tot ro*pism, n. [Photo + Gr. ? to turn.] 1. (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of growing plant organs to move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary use the term is practically synonymous with {heliotropism}. [Webster… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… … English syllables
