thermotropic

thermotropic
ther·mo·trop·ic -'träp-ik adj of, relating to, or exhibiting thermotropism

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  • thermotropic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1885 of, relating to, or exhibiting thermotropism …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • thermotropic — See thermotropism. * * * …   Universalium

  • thermotropic — adjective a) Tending to move towards or away from a source of heat b) Exhibiting different phases at different temperatures …   Wiktionary

  • thermotropic — adj. tending to turn towards heat (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • thermotropic — ther·mo·trop·ic …   English syllables

  • thermotropic — |thərmō.|träpik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary therm + tropic : manifesting thermotropism : characterized by thermotropism …   Useful english dictionary

  • thermotropism — thermotropic /therr meuh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. /theuhr mo treuh piz euhm/, n. Biol. oriented growth of an organism in response to heat. [1885 90; THERMO + TROPISM] * * * …   Universalium

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