stereotropism

[ ster-ee-o-truh-piz-uh m, steer- ]
/ ˌstɛr iˈɒ trəˌpɪz əm, ˌstɪər- /

noun Biology.

a tropism determined by contact with a solid.

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Origin of stereotropism

First recorded in 1895–1900; stereo- + tropism

Words nearby stereotropism

stereotactic instrument, stereotape, stereotaxic, stereotaxis, stereotomy, stereotropism, stereotype, stereotyped, stereotypy, stereovision, steric
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Example sentences from the Web for stereotropism

  • The act of seeking the female as well as that of cohabitation are in many cases combinations of chemotropism and stereotropism.

    The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

  • This may be a tropism (stereotropism) or it may be a mere surface tension phenomenon.

    The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

British Dictionary definitions for stereotropism

stereotropism
/ (ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm, ˌstɪər-) /

noun

another name for thigmotropism

Derived forms of stereotropism

stereotropic (ˌstɛrɪəˈtrɒpɪk, ˌstɪər-), adjective
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Medical definitions for stereotropism

stereotropism
[ stĕr′ē-ŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ]

n.

thigmotropism

Other words from stereotropism

ster′e•o•trop′ic (-ē-ə-trŏp′ĭk) adj.
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