English Explanatory Dictionary

diatropism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.
  2. An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.
  3. The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.

Word forms

diatropism diatropisms

Etymology

From dia- + -tropism.

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