pantropic1
/panˈtrɒpɪk/ /panˈtrəʊpɪk/Botany and Zoology
adjective
= pantropical.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Botanical Gazette. From pan- + tropic, after German pantropisch.
pantropic2
/panˈtrɒpɪk/ /panˈtrəʊpɪk/Virology and Medicine
adjective
Infecting many types of tissue.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology. From pan- + -tropic.