Phototropism

Definition: Phototropism

Phototropism

Noun

1. An orienting response to light.

Etymology: Phototropism \Pho*tot"ro*pism\, noun. [Photo- Greek expression to turn.]. (Websters 1913)

Domain	Definitions
Biology & Biotechnology	The response of plant organs in growth or position to the direction of light. Source: European Union. (references)
	The directional orientation of parts of sessile plants and animals toward(positive)or away from(negative)light stimulation. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	The reversible change in color of a substance produced by the formation of an isomeric modification when exposed to radiant energy (such as light). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Crosswords: Phototropism

Specialty definitions using "phototropism": Phycomyces. (references)

Expressions using "phototropism": negative phototropism ♦ positive phototropism. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "phototropism"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		prirje për t'u kthyer nga drita. (various references)

Danish		fototropisme (heliotropism). (various references)

Dutch		het zich wenden van organismen in de richting van het licht(positieve fototropie)of hier vandaan(negatieve fototropie), fototropisme, fototropie. (various references)

Finnish		fototropismi (heliotropism). (various references)

French		phototropisme. (various references)

German		Phototropismus (heliotropism), Phototropie, Lichtwendigkeit, Heliotropismus (heliotropism). (various references)

Greek		φωτοτροπισμός. (various references)

Italian		fototropismo (heliotropism), fototassi, fotobiotropismo, eliotropismo (heliotropism). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		屈光性 , 向日性 (dispositionto turn toward the sun). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		くっこうせい, こうにちせい (dispositionto turn toward the sun), こうじつせい (dispositionto turn toward the sun). (various references)

Pig Latin		ototropismphay

Portuguese		fototropismo (heliotropism), fototaxia. (various references)

Romanian		fototropism. (various references)

Spanish		fototropismo (heliotropism). (various references)

Swedish		fototropism (heliotropism). (various references)

Ukranian		фототропізм. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "phototropism": phototropisms. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Phototropism" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: phototropisim. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "phototropism" (pronounced 'Pho*tot"ro*pism'): Apheliotropism, Apogeotropism, Atropism, Autotropism, Galvanotropism, Geotropism, heliotropism, Nyctitropism, Papism, Priapism, Psilanthropism, sinapism, Somatotropism, theanthropism, tropism. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "h-i-m-o-o-o-p-p-r-s-t-t"
	-3 letters: poortiths, troopship.
	-4 letters: impostor, isomorph, motorist, poortith, postriot.
	-5 letters: hotspot, imports, moorish, morphos, poorish, potshot, prompts, protist, ripstop, risotto, rompish, tiptops, topmost, tropism.
	Words containing the letters "h-i-m-o-o-o-p-p-r-s-t-t"
	+1 letter: phototropisms.
	+4 letters: anthropomorphist.
	+5 letters: anthropomorphists, photopolarimeters.
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