antitropic

adjective

an·​ti·​trop·​ic

1

: sinistrorse

2

: repeated and reversed symmetrically

the corresponding limbs on the right and left sides of a vertebrate are antitropic

—opposed to syntropic

Word History

Etymology

anti- entry 1 + -tropic

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Rhymes for antitropic

• arthroscopic
• barotropic
• cystoscopic
• endoscopic
• gyroscopic
• hygroscopic
• isentropic
• isotopic
• isotropic
• macroscopic
• microscopic
• orthotopic