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Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27?north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.
Of, or relating to the tropics; tropical.
(qualifier) hot and humid.
(biochemistry) (noncomparative ) Having the quality of indirectly inducing a biological or chemical change in a system or substrate.
tropic
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* (abbreviation) * (obsolete) *Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* Tropic of Cancer * Tropic of CapricornAdjective
(en adjective)- The binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is allosterically regulated by various tropic factors, such as BPG and acidity.
Usage notes
In chemical sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding – the words and concepts are unrelated.“Trophic vs. Tropic”, Werner Steinberg, JAMA, May 3, 1952, 149(1), p. 82, doi:10.1001/jama.1952.02930180084027.