auxotonic

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adjective

Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.

Opposite
allassotonicisotonicisometric
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Meanings

adjectiveauxotonic (comparative more auxotonic, superlative most auxotonic)

comparative more auxotonic · superlative most auxotonic

  1. biologyRelating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
  2. medicineOf or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “in botany”

Opposite
allassotonic

antonym(s) of “in physiology”

Opposite
isotonicisometric

Origin

From auxo- (“increase, growth”) + tonic.

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APA

auxotonic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotonic

MLA

“auxotonic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotonic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auxotonic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auxotonic.

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