haptotropic

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adjective

Of or pertaining to haptotropism; moving when touched

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Meanings

adjectivehaptotropic (comparative more haptotropic, superlative most haptotropic)

comparative more haptotropic · superlative most haptotropic

  1. Of or pertaining to haptotropism; moving when touched
  2. chemistryDescribing the movement of clusters of atoms between two ligands or other groups

Origin

From hapto- + -tropic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

protopathicpathotropic
Cite this entry
APA

haptotropic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropic

MLA

“haptotropic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haptotropic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haptotropic.

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