Biology
geotropism
Term: geotropism
Literally meaning: ?tendency to eartht or ground?
Origin: Anc Greek
????/gea(=earth)
+-??????/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit, direction or tendency) >?????/trepo(=turn)
Coined/History
Definition
Geotropism is the tendency of an organism to turn or direct its growth in response to gravity.
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Tropomyosin
Term: tropomyosin Literally meaning: ?that which is turned in muscle?Origin: Anc Greek+-??????/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit, direction or tendency) >?????/trepo(=turn)+???-/myo-(=combining form meaning muscle) > ???/mys/ (=muscle) > ???/myo(=enclosed...
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Troponin
Term: troponin Literally meaning: ?that which is turned?Origin: Anc Greek+-??????/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit, direction or tendency) >?????/trepo(=turn)Coined/HistoryIn 1965 a protein was found which promoted aggragation of tropomyosin. In...
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Psychotropic
Term: psychotropic Literally meaning: ?turning the mind or soul?Origin: Anc Greek????/psixhi > ????/psicho (= blow, breath). A psyche in mythology means a butterfly or the soul, spirit, breath and life. +-??????/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit,...
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Phototropism
Term: phototropismLiterally meaning: ?tendency to light?Origin: Anc Greek???/phos(=light) > (in the genitive) ?????/photos(=of light) +-??????/tropos(=suffix denoting way, habit, direction or tendency) >?????/trepo(=turn)Coined/HistoryDefinitionPhototropism...
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Somatotrophin, Somatropin
Term: somatotrophin, somatropinOrigin: Anc Greek????/soma(=body)?????????/tropismos(=tendency of an organism to turn or move in response to a stimulus)>???/-in(=syffix that is used for prote-ins Coined? Choh Hao Li was the scientist who discovered...
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