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dexio·tropic (dek′sē ō träpik, -sē ə-)

adjective

spiraling to the right if viewed from the side: said as of the dextral whorls in most gastropod shells
opposed to laeotropic

Etymology: < Gr dexios, on or toward the right (for IE base see dexter) + -tropic

Browse dictionary entries near dexiotropic

  1. dexies
  2. dexie
  3. Dexedrine
  4. dewy-eyed
  5. dewy
  6. deworm
  7. dewlapped
  8. dewlap
  9. dewiness
  10. dewily
  1. dexter
  2. dexterity
  3. dexterous
  4. dexterously
  5. dexterousness
  6. dextr-
  7. dextral
  8. dextrality
  9. dextrally
  10. dextran