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auxotonic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
aux-o-ton-ic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.

adj

Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.

Etymology

From auxo- (“increase, growth”) + tonic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more auxotonic (comparative) most auxotonic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

concentric eccentric hypotonic hypertonic isometric isokinetic isotonic

Antonyms

allassotonic isotonic isometric

Questions

What does auxotonic mean?
Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
Where does auxotonic come from?
From auxo- (“increase, growth”) + tonic.

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