English words starting with tr - page 58

Meanings of Trophothylax:

noun

(in the larva of certain ants) a food pouch located on the lower surface of the thorax near the head.

Meanings of Trophotropic:

adjective

Designating the physiological actions or effects of the parasympathetic nervous system (which include the promotion of digestion and of tissue repair and growth); of, relating to, or characterized by these effects.

Meanings of Trophotropism:

noun

Movement of placental cells towards a site of optimal nutrition within the uterus.

Meanings of Trophozoite:

noun

A growing stage in the life cycle of some sporozoan parasites, when they are absorbing nutrients from the host.

Usage examples:

Ingested cysts hatch into trophozoites in the small intestine and continue moving down the digestiv…

Meanings of Trophozooid:

noun

(in a hydrozoan or other colonial organism) a non-reproductive zooid serving a primarily nutritive role.

Meanings of Trophy:

noun

A cup or other decorative object awarded as a prize for a victory or success.

Usage examples:

The age groups ranged from four to 20, with a trophy awarded for first prize and certificates for s…

combining form

In nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -trophic (such as phototrophy corresponding to phototrophic ).

Meanings of Trophyless:

adjective

Without a trophy.

Meanings of Tropic:

noun

The parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of cancer) or south (tropic of capricorn) of the equator.

Usage examples:

The vineyard area extends from the tropic of capricorn in the north to the 40th parallel in the sou…

adjective

Another term for tropical (sense 1).

combining form

Turning towards.

Usage examples:

Heliotropic

Meanings of Tropical:

adjective

Of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics.

Usage examples:

Tropical countries

Meanings of Tropical-rainforest:

noun

Thick forest that grows in hot parts of the world

Meanings of Tropical-storm:

adjective

From or relating to the area between the ...

Meanings of Tropicalia:

noun

An artistic and cultural movement that arose in brazil in the late 1960s, characterized by the fusion of traditional brazilian culture with foreign influences; specifically: the style of popular music associated with this movement; = tropicalismo .

Meanings of Tropicalise:

verb

To adapt or accustom (a person or thing) to tropical conditions.

Meanings of Tropicality:

noun

The state or condition of being tropical; the extent to which something is characteristic or reminiscent of the tropics.

Meanings of Tropicalize:

verb

To adapt or accustom (a person or thing) to tropical conditions.

Meanings of Tropicalized:

verb

To adapt or accustom (a person or thing) to tropical conditions.

Meanings of Tropicalizing:

verb

To adapt or accustom (a person or thing) to tropical conditions.

Meanings of Tropicbird:

noun

A tropical seabird with mainly white plumage and very long central tail feathers.

Usage examples:

I am still amazed by the lifeless waters along the coast - no gulls, no terns, no frigatebirds or t…

Meanings of Tropicopolitan:

adjective

Belonging to or inhabiting the whole of the tropics, or tropical regions generally.

Meanings of Tropics:

noun

The parallel of latitude 23°26ʹ north (tropic of cancer) or south (tropic of capricorn) of the equator.

Usage examples:

The vineyard area extends from the tropic of capricorn in the north to the 40th parallel in the sou…

adjective

Relating to, consisting of, or exhibiting tropism.

Usage examples:

Early red and green algae may have been unable to radiate 1,500 mya because of physical factors suc…

plural noun

The hottest area of the earth, the area on either side of the equator reaching to 23.5 degrees to the north and south

Meanings of Tropidine:

noun

A colourless liquid heterocyclic compound obtained from tropine by the action of acids.

Meanings of Tropin:

noun

A crystalline heterocyclic alcohol originally obtained by hydrolysis of atropine.

Meanings of Tropine:

noun

A crystalline heterocyclic alcohol originally obtained by hydrolysis of atropine.

Meanings of Tropines:

noun

A crystalline heterocyclic alcohol originally obtained by hydrolysis of atropine.

Meanings of Tropism:

noun

The turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus.

Usage examples:

This protein is embedded in and extends exterior to the viral lipid membrane and is primarily respo…