Definitions from Wiktionary (tropism)
▸ noun: (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ noun: (countable, by extension, chiefly virology) A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
▸ noun: (countable, figurative) Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.
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▸ noun: (uncountable, biology) The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
▸ noun: (countable, by extension, chiefly virology) A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
▸ noun: (countable, figurative) Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.
Similar:
phototropism,
trophotropism,
haptotropism,
heliotropism,
thigmatropism,
thermotropism,
geotropism,
trophotrophism,
plagiotropism,
halotropism,
more...
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Adjectives:
cellular,
positive,
specific,
negative,
selective,
natural,
broader,
strong,
particular,
cell,
endothelial
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