Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thermotropism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ther-motropism
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From thermo- + -tropism.

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What does thermotropism mean?
Thermotropic movement of a plant or plant part in response to changes in temperature.
Where does thermotropism come from?
From thermo- + -tropism.

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