- thig
- al·lo·thig·e·nous;me·thig·lum;thig;thig·ger;thig·mo·cyte;thig·mo·receptor;thig·mo·tac·tic;thig·mo·tax·is;thig·mo·trop·ic;thig·mot·ro·pism;au·thig·e·nous;
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thig — ˈthig verb (thigged ; thigged ; thigging ; thigs) Etymology: Middle English thiggen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish thiggia to beg; akin to Old English thicgan to accept, receive, Old High German diggen to ask for, Welsh teg… … Useful english dictionary
thig|mo|tac|tic — «THIHG muh TAK tihk», adjective. of, having to do with, or exhibiting thigmotaxis … Useful english dictionary
thig|mo|tax|is — «THIHG muh TAK sihs», noun. Biology. stereotaxis. ╂[< Greek thígma, atos a touch + táxis arrangement] … Useful english dictionary
thig|mo|trop|ic — «THIHG muh TROP ihk», adjective. Biology. bending or turning in response to a touch stimulus … Useful english dictionary
thig|mot|ro|pism — «thihg MOT ruh pihz uhm», noun. Biology. a tendency of some part of any organism to bend or turn in response to a touch stimulus. ╂[< Greek thígma, atos a touch + English tropism] … Useful english dictionary
THIG — Thigibbae, Thignicae … Abbreviations in Latin Inscriptions
Thigmotaxis — Thig|mo|tạ|xis 〈f.; , tạ|xen; Biol.〉 Bewegung nach Berührungsreiz [<grch. thigganein „berühren, anrühren, anfassen, verletzen“ + taxis „Ordnung, Stellung, Platz“] * * * Thigmotạxis [zu griechisch thígma »Berührung« und táxis »Anordnung«]… … Universal-Lexikon
thigmotactic — thig·mo·tac·tic .thig mə tak tik adj of, relating to, or involving a thigmotaxis … Medical dictionary
thigmotropic — thig·mo·trop·ic .thig mə träp ik adj of, relating to, or exhibiting thigmotropism … Medical dictionary
thigmotropism — thig•mot•ro•pism [[t]θɪgˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm[/t]] n. bio oriented growth of an organism in response to mechanical contact, as a plant coiling around a support • Etymology: 1895–1900; < Gk thígm(a) touch + o + tropism thig mo•trop′ic məˈtrɒp ɪk,… … From formal English to slang
