THERMOTROPISM


Meaning of THERMOTROPISM in English

— thermotropic /therr'meuh trop"ik, -troh"pik/ , adj.

/theuhr mo"treuh piz'euhm/ , n. Biol.

oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.

[ 1885-90; THERMO- + -TROPISM ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .