-TROPY

Meaning of -TROPY in English

[-tropy] n comb form [F -tropie, fr. Gk -tropia, fr. -tropos] 1: condition of exhibiting (such) a behavior "allotropy"

2: change in a (specified) way or in response to a (specified) stimulus "thixotropy"

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-TROPY — noun combining form Etymology: French -tropie, from Greek -tropia, from -tropos condition of exhibiting (such) a behavior , change in …
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-TROPY — .trəpē, -pi noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: French -tropie, from Greek -tropia turn, from -tropos -trope (II) + …
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-TROPY — a combining form occurring in abstract nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -tropic or -tropous: neurotropy. Also, -tropism . …
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-TROPY — Etymology: French -tropie, from Greek -tropia, from -tropos 1. : condition of exhibiting (such) a behavior allo tropy 2. : …
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TROPY — Function: noun combining form Etymology: French -tropie, from Greek -tropia, from -tropos 1 : condition of exhibiting (such) a behavior …
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-TROPIES — plural of -tropy
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THIXOTROPY — thikˈsä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary thix- (from Greek thixis action of touching, from thinganein to touch, …
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SYNTROPY — ˈsin.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: syn- + -tropy : the quality or state of being syntropic
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PROTOTROPY — prəˈtä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: proto n + -tropy : tautomerism involving the migration of a proton especially to …
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PLEIOTROPY — -rəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pleio- + -tropy : the quality or state of being pleiotropic
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PLAGIOTROPY — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary plagi- + -tropy : plagiotropism
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PHOTOTROPY — -_pē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + -tropy : phototropism 2
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MONOTROPY — məˈnä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mon- + -tropy; probably originally formed as German monotropie : the …
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MEROTROPY — məˈrä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary mer- (III) + -tropy : tautomerism
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IONOTROPY — ˌīəˈnä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: ion + -o- + -tropy : tautomerism
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HYDROTROPY — -rəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hydr- + -tropy chemistry : solubilization of a sparingly soluble substance …
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HEMITROPISM — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.ˌtrōˌpizəm noun or he·mit·ro·py hēˈmi.trəpē ( plural hemitropisms or hemitropies ) Etymology: hemitropism from hemitrope (I) + -ism; hemitropy from …
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GEOTROPY — jēˈä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: ge- + -tropy : geotropism
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ENTROPY — ˈen.trəpē, -pi noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary en- (II) + -tropy 1. in thermodynamics : a quantity …
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ENANTIOTROPY — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary enantio- + -tropy : the relation of two different forms of …
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ENANTIO- — combining form Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from enantios, from enanti in the presence of, from en in + anti …
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DESMOTROPISM — dezˈmä.trəˌpizəm noun or des·mot·ro·py -rəpē ( plural desmotropisms or desmotropies ) Etymology: desm- + -tropism, -tropy : tautomerism in which …
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CATIONOTROPY — | ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷əˈnä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: cation + -o- + -tropy : tautomerism involving migration of a cation, the best-known …
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ANTITROPY — anˈti.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: anti- (I) + -tropy : the condition or quality of being antitropic
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ANIONOTROPY — |aˌnīəˈnä.trəpē noun ( -es ) Etymology: anion + -o- + -tropy : tautomerism involving migration of an anion (as chloride, …
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ALLOTROPY — əˈlä.trəpē noun also al·lot·ro·pism -ˌpizəm ( plural allotropies also allotropisms ) Etymology: all- + -tropy, -tropism : the phenomenon of …
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AEOLOTROPY — noun also eo·lot·ro·py ˌēəˈlä.trəpē ( -es ) Etymology: Greek aiolo s + English -tropy : anisotropy
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TROPO- — a combining form meaning "turn," "reaction, response," "change," "troposphere," used in the formation of compound words: tropophilous. Also, esp. before …
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-TROPISM — var. of -tropy . [ see -TROPY, -ISM ]
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-TROPE — a combining form meaning "one turned toward" that specified by the initial element ( heliotrope ); also occurring in concrete …
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THIXOTROPY — — thixotropic /thik'seuh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj. /thik so"treuh pee/ , n. Chem. the property exhibited by certain gels of …
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PLEIOTROPY — — pleiotropic /pluy'euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj. — pleiotropically , adv. /pluy o"treuh pee/ , n. Genetics. the phenomenon of …
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