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thigmonasty

thigmonasty noun: a nastic response to touch or vibration.

Noun

thigmonasty (uncountable)

  1. A nastic response to touch or vibration.

Origin of thigmonasty

From thigmo- + -nasty.

Words formed from thigmonasty

Questions about thigmonasty

What does thigmonasty mean?
Thigmonasty means a nastic response to touch or vibration.
What part of speech is thigmonasty?
Thigmonasty is a noun.

Words near thigmonasty in the dictionary

  1. thigmokinetic
  2. thigmomorphogenesis
  3. thigmomorphogenetic
  4. thigmomorphogenic
  5. thigmonastic
  6. thigmonasty
  7. thigmotactic
  8. thigmotactically
  9. thigmotaxes
  10. thigmotaxic
  11. thigmotaxis

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