dexiotropic

adjective

dex·​io·​trop·​ic

¦deksēō‧¦träpik

variants or dexiotropous

¦deksē¦ä‧trəpəs

or less commonly dextrotropic

¦dekstrō‧¦träpik

or dextrotropous

dekˈsträ‧trəpəs

: turning to the right : dextral

—used especially of certain shells, of spiral cleavage patterns, or of the movement of volvox colonies

Word History

Etymology

dexiotropic from dexio- (from Greek dexios) + -tropic; dexiotropous, from dexio- + -tropous; dextrotropic from dextr- + -tropic; dextrotropous from dextr- + -tropous

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