thermotropism

[ ther-mo-truh-piz-uhm ]

/ θərˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

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noun Biology.

oriented growth of an organism in response to heat.

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Origin of thermotropism

First recorded in 1885–90; thermo- + -tropism

OTHER WORDS FROM thermotropism

ther·mo·trop·ic

[thur-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik], /ˌθɜr məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk/, adjective

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How to use thermotropism in a sentence

With regard to this Pfeffer says "It is not known whether radiated and conducted heat exercise a similar thermotropic reaction."
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
The result of this under different circumstances is dia-radio-thermotropic neutralization, or a reversed negative curvature.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Phototropic and radio-thermotropic reactions would therefore prove to be essentially similar.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose

British Dictionary definitions for thermotropism

thermotropism

/ (ˌθɜːməʊˈtrəʊpɪzəm) /

noun

the directional growth of a plant in response to the stimulus of heat

Derived forms of thermotropism

thermotropic, adjective

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