tropo-

a combining form meaning “turn,” “reaction, response,” “change,” “troposphere,” used in the formation of compound words: tropophilous.
Also especially before a vowel, trop-.
Compare -trope, -tropism, -tropy, -tropic, -tropous.

Origin of tropo-

combining form representing Greek trópos turn, tropḗ a turning

Words nearby tropo-

tropical year, tropicalize, tropicbird, tropine, tropism, tropo-, tropocollagen, tropology, tropomyosin, troponin, troponin i

British Dictionary definitions for tropo-

tropo-

combining form

indicating change or a turning tropophyte

Word Origin for tropo-

from Greek tropos a turn

Medical definitions for tropo-

tropo-

pref.

Tropism:tropocollagen.