Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 171 compound words that contain tropic. The most common are listed below. Open tropic in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- Tropic of CancerThe parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
- Tropic of CapricornThe parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.
- Northern TropicSynonym of Tropic of Cancer: The parallel of latitude 23°26′ north of the equator, marking the northern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the June solstice.
- Southern TropicSynonym of Tropic of Capricorn: The parallel of latitude 23°26′ south of the equator, marking the southern boundary of the tropics; the sun is directly overhead at the December solstice.
- tropic acid3-hydroxy-2-phenylpropanoic acid, a laboratory reagent used in the chemical synthesis of atropine and hyoscyamine.
- tropic hormoneA hormone that regulates the activity of the endocrine glands
- dual-tropicAlternative form of dualtropic: That can infect a cell by attaching to either of two coreceptors.
- tropic hormonesplural of tropic hormone: A hormone that regulates the activity of the endocrine glands
Compound words 171
- isotropicHaving properties that are identical in all directions; exhibiting isotropy
- inotropicIncreasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
- allotropicDescribing a form of an element that exhibits allotropy.
- polytropicof any change in the thermodynamic properties of a gas in which its specific heat remains constant
- tropicbirdAny of the various seabirds of the order Phaethontiformes, typically found in the open ocean in the tropics
- orthotropicGrowing vertically, either upwards or downwards.
- lipotropicHaving an affinity for lipids; lipophilic.
- lymphotropicAssociated with, or attracted towards, the lymph nodes
- chronotropicOf, relating to, or affecting the rate of muscular contraction, especially of the heart.
- NeotropicOne of the major ecozones of the world, covering South America, Central America and the Caribbean