stereotropic

stereotropic

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  • stereotropic — Relating to or exhibiting stereotropism …   Medical dictionary

  • stereotropic — stereo·trop·ic …   English syllables

  • stereotropic — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ə|träpik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary stereotropism + ic : of, relating to, or exhibiting stereotropism * * * stereotropˈic adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑stereo …   Useful english dictionary

  • stereotropism — n. [Gr. stereos, solid; tropos, turn] A movement in direction determined by contact with a solid body. a. Positive stereotropism: toward contact. b. Negative stereotropism: away from contact; stereotropic adj …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • stereotropism — noun thigmatropism See Also: stereotropic …   Wiktionary

  • stereotropism — Growth or movement of a plant or animal toward (positive s.) or away from (negative s.) a solid body, usually applied where a part of the organism rather than the whole reacts. [stereo + G. tropos, a turning] * * * ster·e·ot·ro·pism (ster″e …   Medical dictionary

  • stereotropism — [ster΄ēä′trə piz΄əm, stir΄ēä′trə piz΄əm] n. Biol. a tropism in which the directing stimulus is contact with a solid body stereotropic [ster΄ēə täp′ik, stir΄ēə träp′ik] adj …   English World dictionary

  • thigmotropic — |thigmə.|träpik adjective Etymology: thigmo + tropic : stereotropic * * * thigmotropic / mə tropˈik/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑thigmotropism …   Useful english dictionary

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