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hemitropism

hemitropism noun: the quality of being hemitropal.

Noun

hemitropism (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being hemitropal.
    Synonyms:
    hemitropy

Synonyms of hemitropism

Origin of hemitropism

From hemi- + -tropism.

Questions about hemitropism

What does hemitropism mean?
Hemitropism means the quality of being hemitropal.
What part of speech is hemitropism?
Hemitropism is a noun.

Words near hemitropism in the dictionary

  1. hemitripterids
  2. hemitropal
  3. hemitrope
  4. hemitropes
  5. hemitropic
  6. hemitropism
  7. hemitropous
  8. hemitropy
  9. hemitubular
  10. hemivacuole
  11. hemivacuoles

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