hydrotropic

[ hahy-druh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective

1. Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrotropic¹

First recorded in 1915–20; hydro- ¹ + -tropic

Example Sentences

We brought the session to a crashing stop, me bowing furiously as spheres of perspiration beaded on my body and floated gracefully into the hydrotropic recyclers, she beating on the 88 like they were the perp who killed her partner.

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