-TROPIC


Meaning of -TROPIC in English

.|träpik, -pēk, in some words -rōp- adjective combining form

Etymology: French -tropique, from -trope (I) + -ique -ic

1. : turning, changing, or tending to turn or change especially in a (specified) manner or in response to a (specified) stimulus

bacterio tropic

enantio tropic

geo tropic

helio tropic

iso tropic

chemo tropic

2. : attracted specifically to (such) a tissue, organ, or system

neuro tropic

viscero tropic

3. : -trophic 1

ecto tropic

endo tropic

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