| AEROTROPIC | • aerotropic adj. (Biology) growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen. • AEROTROPIC adj. showing aerotropism, curvature in response to concentration of oxygen. |
| ALLOTROPIC | • allotropic adj. (Chemistry) Describing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy. • ALLOTROPIC adj. relating to allotropy. |
| AZEOTROPIC | • azeotropic adj. Of, pertaining to, or employing an azeotrope. • AZEOTROPIC adj. of or like an azeotrope, a chemical term for a certain type of liquid mixture. |
| ESOTROPIAS | • esotropias n. Plural of esotropia. • ESOTROPIA n. a condition in which the eye turns inwards. |
| EXOTROPIAS | • exotropias n. Plural of exotropia. • EXOTROPIA n. a condition in which the eyes turn outwards. |
| GAMOTROPIC | • GAMOTROPIC adj. relating to gamotropism, the tendency of gametes to attract one another. |
| GEOTROPISM | • geotropism n. (Biology) The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards). • GEOTROPISM n. a disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth of an organ. |
| IONOTROPIC | • ionotropic adj. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting ionotropy. • ionotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by ion channels. • IONOTROPIC adj. pertaining to or exhibiting ionotropy, the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers. |
| ISOTROPIES | • isotropies n. Plural of isotropy. • ISOTROPY n. the state of being identical in all directions. |
| ISOTROPISM | • isotropism n. Isotropy. • ISOTROPISM n. isotropy, also ISOTROPY. |
| LAEOTROPIC | • laeotropic adj. Turning to the left (typically in a left-handed spiral). • LAEOTROPIC adj. coiled in a leftward direction, as of a left-spiralling snail shell. |
| LIPOTROPIC | • lipotropic adj. Having an affinity for lipids; lipophilic. • lipotropic adj. (Biochemistry) helping to metabolize lipids. • LIPOTROPIC adj. serving to prevent excessive accumulation of fat in the liver. |
| LIPOTROPIN | • lipotropin n. (Biochemistry) A pituitary hormone that promotes the metabolism of fat, and is a precursor to the endorphins. • LIPOTROPIN n. a protein hormone of the pituitary gland. |
| NEOTROPICS | • neotropics n. Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World. • Neotropics n. Alternative spelling of neotropics. • NEOTROPICS n. the tropics of the New World, Central America. |
| NOOTROPICS | • nootropics n. Plural of nootropic. • NOOTROPIC n. a nootropic drug. |
| RHEOTROPIC | • rheotropic adj. Pertaining to or exhibiting rheotropism. • RHEOTROPIC adj. relating to a rheotrope, an instrument for reversing the direction of an electric current. |
| VAGOTROPIC | • vagotropic adj. Stimulating the vagus nerve. • VAGOTROPIC adj. of a drug, affecting the activity of the vagus nerve. |
| XENOTROPIC | • xenotropic adj. (Biology) Describing a virus growing in tissue of an organism other than its normal host. • XENOTROPIC adj. reproducing or replicating only in cells other than those of the host species. |