DIATROPISM

Etymology

Noun

diatropism (countable and uncountable, plural diatropisms)

(biology) The growth or movement of a plant or animal in a direction perpendicular to a stimulus.

(organic chemistry) An orthogonal arrangement of groups of atoms within a molecule, often associated with aromaticity.

The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of dissimilarity from early childhood protective and parental figures.

Anagrams

• prismatoid

Source: Wiktionary



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