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metallotropism

metallotropism noun: the movement of an organism towards, or away from a (particular) metal.

Noun

metallotropism (countable and uncountable, plural metallotropisms)

  1. The movement of an organism towards, or away from a (particular) metal

Forms of metallotropism

pluralmetallotropisms

Origin of metallotropism

From metallo- + -tropism.

Questions about metallotropism

What does metallotropism mean?
Metallotropism means the movement of an organism towards, or away from a (particular) metal.
What part of speech is metallotropism?
Metallotropism is a noun.
What is the plural of metallotropism?
The plural of metallotropism is metallotropisms.

Words near metallotropism in the dictionary

  1. metallothioproteins
  2. metallotolerant
  3. metallotolerants
  4. metallotransferase
  5. metallotransferases
  6. metallotropism
  7. metallous
  8. metallozeolite
  9. metallozeolites
  10. metallozyme
  11. metallozymes

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