Associations to the word «Tropism»
Noun
- Stimulus
- Virus
- Hiv
- Roots
- Assay
- Tissue
- Metabolite
- Organism
- Vector
- Receptor
- Cell
- Hormone
- Neuron
- Growth
- Response
- Stem
- Plant
- Host
- Gravity
- Bacterium
- Wheat
- Organ
- Movement
- Variant
- Protein
- Infection
- Root
- Rhythm
- Leaf
- Interaction
- Gene
- Scientist
- Seed
- Expression
- Human
- Animal
- Soil
- Surface
- Truth
- Rain
- Example
- Target
- Disease
- Escape
- Direction
- Process
- Light
- Machine
- Change
- Forest
- Type
- Range
- Addition
- Influence
- Method
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
TROPISM, noun. (biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus
TROPISM, noun. (virology) viral tropism, or which type of tissue supports a certain virus
Dictionary definition
TROPISM, noun. An involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source.
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.