THERMOTROPISM


Meaning of THERMOTROPISM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ( ˌ )th ə r- ' mä-tr ə - ˌ pi-z ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: circa 1890

: a tropism in which a temperature gradient determines the orientation

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