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skototropism

skototropism noun: growth or movement toward darkness.

Noun

skototropism (uncountable)

  1. Growth or movement toward darkness
    Synonyms:
    negative phototropism

Synonyms of skototropism

  • negative phototropism

Antonyms

Origin of skototropism

From skoto- + -tropism.

Questions about skototropism

What does skototropism mean?
Skototropism means growth or movement toward darkness.
What part of speech is skototropism?
Skototropism is a noun.

Words near skototropism in the dictionary

  1. skotomorphogenesis
  2. skotomorphogenic
  3. skotoperiod
  4. skotoperiods
  5. skototropic
  6. skototropism
  7. Skou
  8. skoufia
  9. skoufias
  10. Skouriotissa
  11. Skousen

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