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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cephalotropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cephalotropism
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
1
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tendency to move or orient towards the head; the condition of being cephalotropic.

Etymology

From cephalo- + -tropism.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

cephalotropisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

encephalotropism cephalotrophic cephalotropic cephalotrophy

Questions

What does cephalotropism mean?
A tendency to move or orient towards the head; the condition of being cephalotropic.
Where does cephalotropism come from?
From cephalo- + -tropism.

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