See Also: thermotropic(medicine)
thermotropic(dictionary)

thermotropic (iou)



thermotropic adjective. L19.
[from THERMO- + -TROPIC.]
Biology. Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting thermotropism. rare. L19.
Chemistry. Brought about by a change in temperature; spec. pertaining to or designating a mesophase which has its phase transitions effected by a change in temperature. E20.
thermo'tropism noun (Biology) the property of turning or bending in a given direction in response to heat L19.