tropik

  • 101monotropic — /mɒnoʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (say monoh tropik) adjective existing chemically in only one stable physical form …

  • 102nyctitropic — /nɪktəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say niktuh tropik) adjective tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves of certain plants. {nycti (variant of nyct ) + tropic} –nyctitropism /nɪkˈtɪtrəpɪzəm/ (say… …

  • 103orthotropic — /ɔθəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say awthuh tropik) adjective denoting, relating to, or exhibiting a mode of plant growth which is more or less vertical. {ortho + tropic} …

  • 104phototropic — /foʊtoʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (say fohtoh tropik) adjective 1. taking a particular direction under the influence of light. 2. growing towards or away from the light. {photo + tropic} –phototropically, adverb …

  • 105plagiotropic — /ˌpleɪdʒioʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (say .playjeeoh tropik) adjective denoting, relating to, or exhibiting a mode of plant growth which is more or less divergent from the vertical. {Greek plagio(s) oblique + tropikos inclined} –plagiotropically, adverb …

  • 106psychotropic — /saɪkoʊˈtrɒpɪk/ (say suykoh tropik) adjective Medicine affecting the psyche; applied specifically to drugs used to treat mental illness. {psycho + tropic} …

  • 107selenotropism — /siləˈnɒtrəpɪzəm/ (say seeluh notruhpizuhm) adjective the movement of parts of plants caused by moonlight. –selenotropic /səlinəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say suhleenuh tropik), adjective …

  • 108thermotropism — /θɜˈmɒtrəpɪzəm/ (say ther motruhpizuhm) noun the property in plants or other organisms of turning or bending (towards or away), as in growth, under the influence of heat. –thermotropic /θɜməˈtrɒpɪk/ (say thermuh tropik), adjective …

  • 109thigmotropism — /θɪgˈmɒtrəpɪzəm/ (say thig motruhpizuhm) noun the property in plants or other organisms of turning or bending (towards or away), as in growth, under the influence of mechanical contact. {Greek thigma touch + o + tropism} –thigmotropic… …

  • 110thixotropy — /θɪkˈsɒtrəpi/ (say thik sotruhpee) noun the property exhibited by certain gels of becoming liquid when stirred or shaken. {Greek thix(is) a touch + o + tropy} –thixotropic /θɪksəˈtrɒpɪk/ (say thiksuh tropik), adjective …