- tro|pism
- tro|pism «TROH pihz uhm», noun.the tendency of an animal or plant to turn or move in response to a stimulus.╂[abstracted from geotropism, heliotropism, ultimately < Greek trop
a turning < trépein to turn]
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e|lec|tro|pism — «ih LEHK truh pihz uhm», noun. Botany. curvature of growth in plants due to slight electric currents. ╂[< elec(tro ) + tropism] … 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
-tropism — tro·pism … English syllables
tropism — tro·pism … English syllables
tropism — tro•pism [[t]ˈtroʊ pɪz əm[/t]] n. bio mve the orientation of an organism toward or away from a stimulus, as light • Etymology: 1895–1900; independent use of tropism tro•pis′tic ˈpɪs tɪk adj … From formal English to slang
elec — ac·ti·no·elec·tric; an·elec·tro·ton·ic; an·elec·trot·o·nus; cat·elec·tro·ton·ic; cat·elec·trot·o·nus; elec; elec·tion; elec·tor; elec·tor·al; elec·tor·al·ly; elec·tor·ate; elec·to·ri·al; elec·tra; elec·tress; elec·tret; elec·tri·cian;… … English syllables
tropism — The phenomenon, observed in living organisms, of moving toward (positive t.) or away from (negative t.) a focus of light, heat, or other stimulus; usually applied to the movement of a portion of the organism as opposed to taxis, the … Medical dictionary
hydrotropism — The property in growing organisms of turning toward a moist surface (positive h.) or away from a moist surface (negative h.). [hydro + G. tropos, a turning] * * * hy·dro·tro·pism hī drä trə .piz əm; .hī drə trō .piz əm, trä n a tropism in which… … Medical dictionary
lipotropic — 1. Pertaining to substances preventing or correcting excessive fat deposits in liver such as occurs in choline deficiency. 2. Relating to lipotropy. * * * li·po·tro·pic .lip ō trō pik, .līp , träp ik also li·po·tro·phic trō fik adj promoting the… … Medical dictionary
organotropism — The special affinity of particular drugs, pathogens, or metastatic tumors for particular organs or their component parts. Cf.:parasitotropism. SYN: organotropy. [organo + G. trope, a turning] * * * or·gan·o·tro·pism trō .piz əm n the quality or… … Medical dictionary
