trophotropism

trophotropism
tro·phot·ro·pism

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  • trophotropism — Chemotaxis of living cells in relation to nutritive material; it may be positive (toward nutritive material) or negative (away from nutritive material). SYN: trophotaxis. [tropho + G. trope, a turning] * * * tro·pho·tro·pism (tro″fo troґpiz …   Medical dictionary

  • trophotropism — noun an orienting response to food • Derivationally related forms: ↑trophotropic • Hypernyms: ↑tropism * * * trōˈfä.trəˌpizəm noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary troph + tropism : a chemotropism in …   Useful english dictionary

  • trophotropic — adjective of or relating to trophotropism (Freq. 1) • Pertains to noun: ↑trophotropism • Derivationally related forms: ↑trophotropism * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.|träpik adjective Etymology: trophotropism + ic …   Useful english dictionary

  • trophotaxis — SYN: trophotropism. [tropho + G. taxis, arrangement] * * * tro·pho·tax·is (tro″fo takґsis) [tropho + taxis] chemotaxis of an organism in response to nutritive material …   Medical dictionary

  • trophotropic — Relating to trophotropism …   Medical dictionary

  • trophic —   a. pertaining to nutrition.    ♦ trophesy, n. disease due to fault in such nerves.    ♦ trophism, n. nutrition.    ♦ trophogenic, a. due to differences in food.    ♦ trophopathy,   n. disorder of nutritional processes.    ♦ trophoplasm, n.… …   Dictionary of difficult words

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