| APOGEOTROPIC | • apogeotropic adj. Opposite to geotropic; thus… • APOGEOTROPIC adj. bending up or away from the ground. |
| DIAGEOTROPIC | • diageotropic adj. (Botany) Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism. • DIAGEOTROPIC adj. tending to grow at right angles to the line of gravity. |
| GONADOTROPIC | • gonadotropic adj. That stimulates, or promotes the growth of the gonads. • gonadotropic adj. Of, pertaining to, or similar in function to gonadotropin. • GONADOTROPIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPHIC. |
| METABOTROPIC | • metabotropic adj. Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g… • METABOTROPIC adj. describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation). |
| MORPHOTROPIC | • morphotropic adj. (Crystallography) Of or pertaining to morphotropism. • morphotropic adj. Describing a phase transition due to a change in composition. • morphotropic adj. Describing the phase boundary between tetragonal and rhombohedral regions of a ferroelectric. |
| PLAGIOTROPIC | • plagiotropic adj. (Botany) Growing at an oblique or almost horizontal angle. • PLAGIOTROPIC adj. of a plant, growing away from the vertical. |
| PSYCHOTROPIC | • psychotropic adj. (Pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes. • psychotropic n. (Pharmacology) A psychotropic drug or agent. • PSYCHOTROPIC adj. acting on the mind. |
| SOMATOTROPIC | • somatotropic adj. (Physiology) That stimulates body growth. • SOMATOTROPIC adj. promoting bodily growth, also SOMATOTROPHIC. |
| STEREOTROPIC | • STEREOTROPIC adj. relating to stereotropism. |
| THERMOTROPIC | • thermotropic adj. (Biology, of a plant) Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat. • thermotropic adj. (Physics, of a liquid crystal) Exhibiting different phases at different temperatures. • THERMOTROPIC adj. bending towards or away from a heat source. |
| THIGMOTROPIC | • thigmotropic adj. (Biology) Relating to thigmotropism. • THIGMOTROPIC adj. showing thigmotropism, i.e. response to direct contact with a surface. |
| TROPHOTROPIC | • trophotropic adj. Relating to trophotropy. • TROPHOTROPIC adj. related to trophotropism, direction of growth by nutritional factors. |