Definisjon av tropism

Vi fant 3 definisjoner av tropismengelsk.

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Noun

tropism - an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
reaction, response doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"
ergotropism an affinity for work
geotropism an orienting response to gravity
heliotropism an orienting response to the sun
meteortropism an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.)
neurotropism an affinity for neural tissues
phototropism an orienting response to light
trophotropism an orienting response to food
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Substantiv

tropism - The turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus.
tropism - viral tropism, or which type of tissue supports a certain virus.

Substantiv

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