Definitions For Auxotonic

Adjective

(botany) Relating to plant movement classified by growth as opposed to mature reactions to exogenous stimuli in surrounding environment. (physiology) Of or involving muscular contraction against resistance in which the length of the muscle changes and the tension differs due to an increasing load or difference in leverage.

Antonyms

allassotonic (botany) isotonic, isometric (physiology)

See also

concentric eccentric hypotonic hypertonic isometric isokinetic isotonic

Etymology

auxo + tonic + gloss1=increase, growth

Is Auxotonic a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

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Scrabble
18
Words with Friends
21

The word Auxotonic is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends

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