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adj. [Gr. tropis, keel]Resembling a keel; cariniform.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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tropeic — tropeic, a. Ichth. (trəʊˈpiːɪk) [f. Gr. τρόπις keel + ic.] Applied to the ventral fold in certain sharks. in Funk s Stand. Dict … Useful english dictionary
tropeic acid — SYN: tropic acid … Medical dictionary
cariniform — adj. [L. carina, keel; forma, shape] Keel shaped; tropeic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tropic acid — A constituent of atropine and of scopolamine, in which it is esterified through its COOH to the 3 CHOH of tropine. SYN: tropaic acid, tropeic acid. * * * trop·ic acid .träp ik n a crystalline acid C9H10O3 obtained by hydrolysis of atropine * * *… … Medical dictionary
