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aerotropism

aerotropism noun: the growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.

Noun

aerotropism (uncountable)

  1. The growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.

aerotropism meaning in Tamil

aerotropism in Tamil

வளிக் கவர்ச்சி, காற்றுத்தூண்டுதிருப்பம்

Forms of aerotropism

alternative formaërotropism

Origin of aerotropism

Formed as aero- + -tropism after the German Aërotropismus.

Questions about aerotropism

What does aerotropism mean?
Aerotropism means the growth of an organism either towards, or away from a region of higher oxygen content.
What is aerotropism in Tamil?
Aerotropism in Tamil is வளிக் கவர்ச்சி, காற்றுத்தூண்டுதிருப்பம். See Aerotropism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aerotropism?
Aerotropism is a noun.

Words near aerotropism in the dictionary

  1. aerotrekkers
  2. aerotrekking
  3. aerotriangulation
  4. aerotriangulations
  5. aerotropic
  6. aerotropism
  7. aerotropoli
  8. aerotropolis
  9. aerotropolises
  10. aerotropy
  11. aeroturbation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: aerotropism (page history and authors); aerotropism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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