chemotropic

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adjective

of, related to, or in response to chemotropism

OriginAncient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *trep- ← English chemo- →
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Meanings

adjectivechemotropic (comparative more chemotropic, superlative most chemotropic)

comparative more chemotropic · superlative most chemotropic · alternative chemotrophic

  1. biologyof, related to, or in response to chemotropism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trep-
  10. Ancient Greekτρέπω (trépō)
  11. Ancient Greekτροπή (tropḗ)
  12. Ancient Greekτροπῐκός (tropĭkós)
  13. Englishchemotropic

From chemo- + -tropic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chemotropic

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Anagrams

ectomorphic
Cite this entry
APA

chemotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropic

MLA

“chemotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemotropic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropic.

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