Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aerotropic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aerotrop-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen

Example Sentences

"According to him, roots are positively aerotropic, a root executing a curvature tending to bring the apex in the direction of the highest oxygen concentration, while pollen tubes growing in water are in this sense negatively aerotropic."
"The branches of the main root tend to be aerotropic, whether they are in shallow water or mud or deeply submerged."
"The horizontal growth of the roots upon the water is an aerotropic movement determined by the high oxygen-content of the uppermost water-layer."
"The lower portion of this aerotropic root-branch bears numerous laterals which grow downward, in a positively geotropic direction."

Etymology

From aero- + -tropic, see also aerotropism.

Frequently Paired Words

geotropic

Rhymes With

topic microscopic philanthropic tropic telescopic spectroscopic macroscopic ectopic endoscopic myopic psychotropic atopic

Questions

What does aerotropic mean?: growing towards higher concentrations of oxygen
Where does aerotropic come from?: From aero- + -tropic, see also aerotropism.

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