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单词 thermotropism
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Definition of thermotropism in English:

thermotropism

noun ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)mTHərməˈtrōpizəm
mass nounBiology
  • The turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a directional source of heat.

    〔生〕向热性,向温性

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is proposed that these and related mechanosensitive channels may participate in a variety of responses to temperature, including thermotropism, hydrotropism, and both cold damage and cold acclimation.
    • Whether thermotropism would explain the observed relative preference of this parasite for chickens, which have a slightly higher body temperature than guinea pigs, remains to be determined.
    • It appears to be a case of thermotropism, where the flower buds sense the cold downdraft of a thunderstorm and constrict before the drowning rain arrives.

Derivatives

  • thermotropic

  • adjective ˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪkˌθəːmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk
    Biology
    • Our data also show that the thermotropic phase behavior of these lipid dispersions changes after prolonged periods of low-temperature incubation.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As noted above, the thermotropic phase behavior of these lipids changes after the low-temperature incubation protocol is applied.
      • Differential scanning calorimetry was utilized to assess the impact of the fluorescent probes on the thermotropic phase behavior of the studied lipid membranes.
      • The thermotropic phase behavior of egg sphingomyelin is complex reflecting the mixture of different molecular species.
      • The prediction was based on the assumption that thermotropic and lyotropic phase behavior changes linearly with chain length.

Definition of thermotropism in US English:

thermotropism

nounTHərməˈtrōpizəm
Biology
  • The turning or bending of a plant or other organism in response to a directional source of heat.

    〔生〕向热性,向温性

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is proposed that these and related mechanosensitive channels may participate in a variety of responses to temperature, including thermotropism, hydrotropism, and both cold damage and cold acclimation.
    • Whether thermotropism would explain the observed relative preference of this parasite for chickens, which have a slightly higher body temperature than guinea pigs, remains to be determined.
    • It appears to be a case of thermotropism, where the flower buds sense the cold downdraft of a thunderstorm and constrict before the drowning rain arrives.
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