tropo- /trō-pō-, trop-o-, -ō- or -ə-/, also trop- /trōp-, trop-/

1. Denoting: turning
2. Change
3. Tropism

tropomyˈosin noun (biology)

A filamentous protein which controls the interaction of actin and myosin in muscle fibres, and hence muscle contraction

tropˈopause noun

(Gr pausis a ceasing) the boundary between troposphere and stratosphere

tropophˈilous adjective

Tropophytic

tropˈophyte /-fīt/ noun

(Gr phyton plant) a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought

tropophytic /-fitˈik/ adjective

tropˈoscatter noun

The propagation of radio waves by using irregularities in the troposphere to scatter the signals beamed up by means of high-powered UHF transmitters and parabolic antennas

tropˈosphere noun

The lowest layer of the atmosphere in which temperature falls as height increases

tropospherˈic adjective

• swing-handle
• swing-handles
• swingier
• swingiest
• swinging
• swinging-block
• swinging-boom
• swinging-booms
• swingingly
• swinging-post
• swinging-posts
• swingings
• swingism
• swingisms
• swingle
• swingle-bar
• swingle-bars
• swingled
• swingle-hand
• swingle-hands
• swingles
• swingletree
• swingletrees
• swingling
• swinglings