Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aerotropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aerotropism
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.

Uncountable

Etymology

Formed as aero- + -tropism after the German Aërotropismus.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Prefix: aero
Root: Aërotropismus
Suffix: tropism

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

aërotropism (alternative)

Questions

What does aerotropism mean?: The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
Where does aerotropism come from?: It is traced to German.

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