morphotic

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adjective

Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.

“morphotic, or tissue, proteids”

OriginAncient Greek μόρφωσις →
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Meanings

adjectivemorphotic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyConnected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.

    morphotic, or tissue, proteids

    1 more example

    Potassium sulphocyanate is present, but morphotic elements are absent

    1878, Sir Michael Foster, A Text Book of Physiology

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμόρφωσις“shaping”
  2. Englishmorphotic

Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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