- tropistic
- adjective see tropism
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tropistic
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tropistic — trōˈpistik, tēk adjective Etymology: from tropism, after such pairs as English optimism : optimistic : of, relating to, or characteristic of tropism tropistic responses … Useful english dictionary
tropistic — tro·pis·tic … English syllables
tropic,tropistic — See tropism. * * * … Universalium
tropism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tropism Date: 1899 1. a. involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth and is a positive or negative response… … New Collegiate Dictionary
tropistically — See tropic,tropistic. * * * … Universalium
tropism — tropismatic /troh piz mat ik/, adj. tropistic /troh pis tik/, adj. /troh piz euhm/, n. Biol. an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, esp. by growth rather than by movement. [1895 1900; independent use of TROPISM] * * * ▪… … Universalium
stimulus — stimulus, stimulant, excitant, incitement, impetus can all mean an agent that arouses a person or a lower organism or a particualr organ or tissue to activity. Only the first three words have definite and common technical use. Stimulus, in this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
tropism — /ˈtroʊpɪzəm / (say trohpizuhm) noun the response, usually an orientation, of a plant or animal, as in growth, to the influences of external stimuli. {separate use of tropism} –tropistic /troʊˈpɪstɪk/ (say troh pistik), adjective …
tropism — n. movement of an organism, especially direction of growth of plant, in response to a stimulus; innate inclination. ♦ tropismatic, ♦ tropistic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
tropism — [trō′piz΄əm] n. [< TROPISM] the positive, or negative, attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, a stimulus, as in the turning of a sunflower toward the light tropistic adj … English World dictionary
