-tropism

variant of -tropy.

Origin of -tropism

see origin at -tropy, -ism

Words nearby -tropism

-trope, -troph, -trophic, -trophy, -tropic, -tropism, -tropous, -tropy, -tude, -tuple, -ty

British Dictionary definitions for -tropism

-tropism

-tropy

n combining form

indicating a tendency to turn or develop in response to a certain stimulus phototropism

Word Origin for -tropism

from Greek tropos a turn

Medical definitions for -tropism

-tropism

suff.

Tropism:stereotropism.