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-tropic, suffix|ˈtrɒpɪk, ˈtrəʊpɪk|
[f. Gr. τροπή turning (n.) + -ic.]
Forming adjs. with the senses: (a) ‘turning or attracted towards’, as in geotropic, heliotropic, sympathicotropic adjs.; (b) ‘affecting’, as in neurotropic, psychotropic adjs. (in epithets of hormones used interchangeably with -trophic, q.v.). |