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RHEOTROPISM

\ɹɪˈɒtɹə͡ʊpˌɪzəm], \ɹɪˈɒtɹə‍ʊpˌɪzəm], \ɹ_ɪ__ˈɒ_t_ɹ_əʊ_p_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\

Definitions of RHEOTROPISM

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Mechanical response, positive or negative, to the influence of a water current.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] Mechanical response, positive or negative, to the influence of a water current (bot.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

A tendency to movement in a mass of protoplasm, induced by the action of a current of water. R. is positive when the animal tends to move toward the source of the current, and negative when it tends to move away from the source.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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