English Explanatory Dictionary

paratonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to paratonia.
  2. Retarding a plant's growth.
  3. Relating to paratones.

Word forms

paratonic more paratonic most paratonic

Etymology

From para- + tonic. In specific use in the medical sense, after French paratonique. In the botanical sense, after German paratonisch.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary