-tropic
a combining form with the meanings “turned toward, with an orientation toward” that specified by the initial element (geotropic), “having an affinity for, affecting” what is specified (lipotropic; neurotropic; psychotropic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” a specified organ (gonadotropic).
compare -trophic.
-tropic
combining form
turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus heliotropic
word origin
from greek tropos a turn; see trope
-tropic suff.
affecting or attracted to something specified: gonadotropic.
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- -tropy
a combining form occurring in abstract nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -tropic, or -tropous: neurotropy. also, -tropism. -tropism combining form indicating a tendency to turn or develop in response to a certain stimulus phototropism word origin from greek tropos a turn -tropy suff. the state of turning in a specified way or from […]
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