Definition of laeotropic
:turning to the left :sinistral
—used especially of various shells, of spiral cleavage patterns, or of the movement of volvox colonies
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laeotropic
adjective
lae·o·trop·ic
\
¦lēə‧¦träpik
\
variants:
or
laeotropous
\lēˈä‧trəpəs\
or
leiotropic
\¦līə‧¦träpik\
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Origin and Etymology of laeotropic
laeotropic or laeotropous from Greek laios left + English -tropic or -tropous; leiotropic irregular from Greek laios left + English -tropic
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