tropical
adjective
nontropical
-
a word derived from
tropical.
Example Sentences
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“In summary, as part of heart-healthy dietary patterns, nontropical plant sources of fat should be used as part of food preparation in place of animal fats and tropical oils.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
The system is similar to a disastrous storm from November 2011, when a comparably intense nontropical low pivoted through far eastern Russia, just inland from the Bering Strait.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
Soils are fed by nitrogen dripping from lichens in the canopy in abundant rain in one of the wettest nontropical places in the world, with some 5 to 11 feet of rain a year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2022
The loss of natural habitats through nonagricultural use—that is, human settlements—and in nontropical areas is also high, but the conversion is greatest in the tropics and through big agriculture.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 22, 2013
This fluorescent phenomenon was first described scientifically in a jellyfish from the decidedly nontropical waters of the Puget Sound in Washington State.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2012
