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-tropic
-tropic
a combining form with the meanings “turned toward, with an orientation toward” that specified by the initial element (geotropic), “having an affinity for, affecting” what is specified (lipotropic; neurotropic; psychotropic), “affecting the activity of, maintaining” a specified organ (gonadotropic).
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-tropic
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
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World English Dictionary
| -tropic | |
| —adj combining form | |
| turning or developing in response to a certain stimulus: heliotropic | |
| [from Greek tropos a turn; see | |
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Medical Dictionary
-tropic suff.
Affecting or attracted to something specified: gonadotropic.
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