-tropic

See also: tropic and Tropic

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τροπικός (tropikós, “of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc.”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Compare trope and tropic.

Suffix

-tropic

  1. (sciences) turning or changing
  2. (sciences) affecting or attracted to the thing specified

Usage notes

Frequently confused with -trophic (“growth, development; nutrition”), which is instead from Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).[1] Compare tropic hormone (drives other glands) and trophic hormone (affects growth) and tropo-/tropho-.

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References
  1. “Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.

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