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tropic Tropic tropić English Etymology en :bor grc:τροπῐκός 1 Borrowed from en grc τροπικός of or pertaining to a turn or change; or the solstice; or a trope or figure; tropic; tropical; etc., from grc τροπή turn; solstice; trope. Compare en trope and en tropic. Suffix en science Turning or changing. en science Affecting or attracted to the thing specified. en psycho-<t:mind> -tropic<t:altering> psychotropic<t:mind-altering> Usage notes Frequently confused with en -trophic -trophic growth, development; nutrition, which is instead from grc τροφικός pertaining to food or nourishment, from grc τροφή food.“Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027. Compare tropic hormone (drives other glands) and trophic hormone (affects growth) and en tropo-/en tropho-. Derived terms en Related terms en trope,-trope tropic tropism -tropism tropo- -tropy Translations turning or changing Irish: ga -trópach Polish: pl -tropiczny affecting or attracted to the thing specified Irish: ga -trópach Polish: pl -tropiczny Irish: ga -trópach Italian: it -tropico, it -tropo Sicilian: scn -tròpicu, scn -tropu References Anagrams en cioprt Pictor protic en 2-syllable words