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dexiotropic definition

dexio·tropic (dek′sē ō träp′ik, -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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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