auxotonic
Meanings
adj
- Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment.
- Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.
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Etymology
From auxo- (“increase, growth”) + tonic.
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