| ANISOTROPICALLY | • anisotropically adv. In an anisotropic manner; in such a way as to depend upon direction. • ANISOTROPIC adv. not having the same properties in every direction. |
| APHELIOTROPISMS | • APHELIOTROPISM n. growth away from the sun. |
| AUTOTROPHICALLY | • autotrophically adv. In an autotrophic manner. • autotrophically adv. With regard to autotrophy. • AUTOTROPHIC adv. capable of building up food materials from inorganic matter. |
| CHEMAUTOTROPHIC | • chemautotrophic adj. Alternative form of chemoautotrophic. • CHEMAUTOTROPHIC adj. of or like a chemautotroph. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHS | • chemoautotrophs n. Plural of chemoautotroph. • CHEMOAUTOTROPH n. any organism, e.g. bacteria, that produces energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide, also CHEMOAUTROPH. |
| CHEMOAUTOTROPHY | • chemoautotrophy n. (Biology) A mode of growth in which CO2 is the exclusive source of assimilated carbon, and energy is… • CHEMOAUTOTROPHY n. the production of energy by the oxidation of inorganic compounds, such as iron, ammonia and hydrogen sulphide. |
| CHEMOLITHOTROPH | • chemolithotroph n. Chemoautotroph. • CHEMOLITHOTROPH n. a bacterium that obtains its energy from inorganic compounds containing iron, nitrogen, or sulfur, and not from living on decaying organisms. |
| CHEMOTROPICALLY | • chemotropically adv. In a chemotropic manner. • CHEMOTROPIC adv. exhibiting chemotropism, i.e. plant growth in the direction of a particular chemical. |
| CORTICOTROPHINS | • corticotrophins n. Plural of corticotrophin. • CORTICOTROPHIN n. a hormone that stimulates the adrenal gland, also CORTICOTROPIN. |
| DIAHELIOTROPISM | • diaheliotropism n. (Botany) A tendency of leaves or other plant organs to have their dorsal surface facing towards the rays of light. • DIAHELIOTROPISM n. the state of being diaheliotropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPIES | • DIAPHOTOTROPY n. the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| DIAPHOTOTROPISM | • DIAPHOTOTROPISM n. the state of being diaphototropic, turning transversely to the light. |
| GALVANOTROPISMS | • GALVANOTROPISM n. the directional growth of an organism, esp. a plant, in response to an electrical stimulus. |
| HELIOTROPICALLY | • heliotropically adv. In a heliotropic manner. • HELIOTROPICAL adv. turning towards the sun, also HELIOTROPIC. |
| HYDROTROPICALLY | • hydrotropically adv. In a hydrotropic manner. • HYDROTROPIC adv. exhibiting hydrotropism, i.e. growth in the direction of water. |
| PARAHELIOTROPIC | • paraheliotropic adj. Relating to paraheliotropism. • PARAHELIOTROPIC adj. turning edgewise to the light. |
| PHOTOAUTOTROPHS | • photoautotrophs n. Plural of photoautotroph. • PHOTOAUTOTROPH n. an organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances using light as an energy source. |
| PHOTOTROPICALLY | • phototropically adv. In a phototropic manner. • PHOTOTROPIC adv. relating to phototropism, movement directed by light. |