lae·o·trop·ic
| \ ¦lēə‧¦träpik \
variants:
or laeotropous \
lēˈä‧trəpəs
\
or leiotropic \
¦līə‧¦träpik
\
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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