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PRONUNCIATION OF HYDROTROPISM

hydrotropism  [haɪˈdrɒtrəˌpɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYDROTROPISM

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Hydrotropism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYDROTROPISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hydrotropism

Hydrotropism

Hydrotropism is a plant's growth response in which the direction of growth is determined by a stimulus or gradient in water concentration. A common example is a plant root growing in humid air bending toward a higher relative humidity level. This is of biological significance as it helps to increase efficiency of the plant in its ecosystem. The process of hydrotropism is started by the root cap sensing water and sending a signal to the elongating part of the root. Hydrotropism is difficult to observe in underground roots, since the roots are not readily observable, and root gravitropism is usually more influential than root hydrotropism. Water readily moves in soil and soil water content is constantly changing so any gradients in soil moisture are not stable. Thus, root hydrotropism research has mainly been a laboratory phenomenon for roots grown in humid air rather than soil. Its ecological significance in soil-grown roots is unclear because so little hydrotropism research has examined soil-grown roots. Recent identification of a mutant plant that lacks a hydrotropic response may help to elucidate its role in nature.

Definition of hydrotropism in the English dictionary

The definition of hydrotropism in the dictionary is the directional growth of plants in response to the stimulus of water.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYDROTROPISM


apheliotropism
æpˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
apogeotropism
ˌæpədʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
diageotropism
ˌdaɪədʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
diaheliotropism
daɪəˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
diatropism
daɪˈætrəˌpɪzəm
galvanotropism
ˌɡælvəˈnɒtrəˌpɪzəm
geotropism
dʒɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
heliotropism
ˌhiːlɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
isotropism
aɪˈsɒtrəˌpɪzəm
nyctitropism
nɪkˈtɪtrəˌpɪzəm
orthotropism
ɔːˈθɒtrəˌpɪzəm
pleiotropism
plaɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
priapism
ˈpraɪəˌpɪzəm
psilanthropism
sɪˈlænθrəˌpɪzəm
rheotropism
rɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
sinapism
ˈsɪnəˌpɪzəm
stereotropism
ˌstɛrɪˈɒtrəˌpɪzəm
theanthropism
θiːˈænθrəˌpɪzəm
therianthropism
ˌθɪərɪˈænθrəˌpɪzəm
trophotropism
trɒˈfɒtrəˌpɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYDROTROPISM

hydrotactic
hydrotaxes
hydrotaxis
hydrotheca
hydrotherapeutic
hydrotherapeutics
hydrotherapic
hydrotherapist
hydrotherapy
hydrotherapy pool
hydrothermal
hydrothermally
hydrothoraces
hydrothoracic
hydrothorax
hydrotropic
hydrotropically
hydrous
hydrovane
hydroxide

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYDROTROPISM

aerotropism
allotropism
apism
atropism
caesaropapism
chemotropism
diaphototropism
escapism
gamotropism
haptotropism
hemitropism
malapropism
mugwumpism
papism
phototropism
plagiotropism
thermotropism
thigmotropism
tropism
utopism

Synonyms and antonyms of hydrotropism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hydrotropism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYDROTROPISM

Find out the translation of hydrotropism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hydrotropism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hydrotropism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

向水性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hidrotropismo
570 millions of speakers

English

hydrotropism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hydrotropism
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

توجه مائي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hydrotropism
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hydrotropism
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলাবৃত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hydrotropisme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hydrotropism
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hydrotropismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水屈性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hydrotropism
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hydrotropism
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hydrotropism
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீர்நாட்டம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Hydrotropism
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hydrotropism
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hydrotropism
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hydrotropism
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hydrotropism
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hydrotropism
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hydrotropism
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hydrotropism
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hydrotropism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hydrotropism
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hydrotropism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROTROPISM»

The term «hydrotropism» is used very little and occupies the 177.591 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYDROTROPISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hydrotropism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYDROTROPISM»

Discover the use of hydrotropism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hydrotropism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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100 Amazing Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
To find what they need, plants mysteriously know in which direction to grow. This type of growth pattern is called a tropism. The following project demonstrates the three basic kinds of plant tropisms — hydrotropism, towards water; geotropism, ...
‎2005
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Plant Roots: The Hidden Half, Third Edition
HYDROTROPISM IN PLANT ROOTS A. Background and History Positive hydrotropism is defined as the bending, by differential growth, of roots toward soil regions containing increasing moisture, and is dependant on the ability to sense a ...
Yoav Waisel, Amram Eshel, Tom Beeckman, 2002
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Target 2011: Science 10
Design an experiment to demonstrate hydrotropism. (H0TS-Compliant LAQ) Ans. Hydrotropism is growth of parts towards or away from water. Roots of plants grow towards water. To demonstrate hydrotropism take a few beans or gram seeds ...
Tmh
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Plant-Environment Interactions, Third Edition
ABA and auxin seem to be involved in hydrotropism. Roots of an ABA-deficient mutant, abal-1, and an ABA-insensitive mutant, abi2-1, were less responsive to water potential gradients than wild-type plants. When ABA was added back to the  ...
Bingru Huang, 2006
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Arabidopsis—Advances in Research and Application: 2013 Edition
According to news reporting originating in Sendai, Japan, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “Roots show positive hydrotropism in response to moisture gradients, which is believed to contribute to plant water acquisition. This article ...
‎2013
6
Plant Responses to drought and Salinity stress:: ...
responses contribute to the regulation of hydrotropism at the transcriptional level. In addition, Ponce et al. (2008) reported that the application of ABA disrupted the hydrotropic response in the roots of wild-type Arabidopsis seedlings. Although ...
‎2011
7
VK Science - Biology
Design an experiment to demonstrate hydrotropism. Ans. Experiment to Demonstrate Hydrotropism: (1) Take a wire mesh and cover it with moist saw dust . (2) Place some germinated seedling (pea or gram) on the moist saw dust. (3) Keep the ...
BS Tomar
8
Plant Tropisms: And Other Growth Movements
... temperature (see Oquist 1983). 6.2 HYDROTROPISM 6.2.2 Early background The notion that plant roots penetrate the soil in search of water to sustain their growth may be one of those popular ideas that persist, simply because it is so ...
J.W. Hart, 1990
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Issues in Nanotechnology and Micotechnology—Electronic and ...
Considering. Hydrotropism. By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Nanotechnology Weekly — Current study results on Nanoscience have been published. According to news reporting originating in Chongqing, People's Republic of China, ...
‎2013
10
How to Prepare for the SAT II Biology E/M
... negative geotropism (C) positive pho- totropism (D) negative phototropism (E) negative photosynthesis 3. The response of a plant to contact is known as (A) chemotropism (B) geotropism (C) thig- motropism (D) rheotropism (E) hydrotropism ...
Maurice Bleifeld, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYDROTROPISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hydrotropism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tropisms in your garden
Hydrotropism means the plant is stimulated by water. Most of the time, you will notice this type of tropism in a plant's root system, when the roots ... «Athens Daily Review, Jun 15»
2
Hydrotropism: Lessons from Ficus Elastica
The directional growth of plant roots towards water availability is what scientists call hydrotropism. The latter half of the term, “tropism,” is meant ... «World Policy Institute, Apr 15»
3
How Do Plants Grow Aboard the International Space Station?
Hydrotropism is when the external stimulus is water. Cucumber plants are particularly dependent on gravity to initiate growth. An experiment ... «Slate Magazine, Sep 14»
4
The undersea world of Jessica Elliott
Jessica won honors at the State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa for a project in which she explored hydrotropism, the phenomenon in ... «Quad City Times, Jan 14»
5
To Be or Not to Be Vegan - the Omnivore's Other Dilemma
If there is water nearby they head toward that (hydrotropism). If there are available bio-limiting nutrients nearby such as nitrogen, phosphorus or ... «Huffington Post, Oct 13»
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Although the most commonly used system is the seedling hypocotyl (phototropism) and root (gravitropism and hydrotropism) of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heyn., ... «Am J Botany, Jan 13»
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Scientists join forces to bring plant movement to light
Plants adapt and acclimate to their surroundings using tropisms, including moving in response to light (phototropism), water (hydrotropism), ... «EurekAlert, Jan 13»
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It's not easy being green. What if plants have a brain?
... water (hydrotropism ), current (electrotropism ), chemicals (chemotropism ), forces (magnetropism ), and injury (traumatropism ), to name a ... «Haaretz, Oct 12»
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Japanese Astronaut to Harvest Cucumbers On International Space …
I'm definitely curious! The tool used for growing the produce is HydroTropi, or "Hydrotropism and Auxin-Inducible Gene expression in Roots ... «Treehugger, Jun 11»
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Gardening In Space With HydroTropi
The latest experiment that has astronauts putting their green thumbs to the test is Hydrotropism and Auxin-Inducible Gene expression in Roots ... «Space Daily, Jan 11»

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