morphotic

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek μόρφωσις (mórphōsis, “shaping”).

Adjective

morphotic (not comparable)

1. (biology) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework.

   morphotic, or tissue, proteids

   • 1878, Sir Michael Foster, A Text Book of Physiology:

     Potassium sulphocyanate is present, but morphotic elements are absent

References

“morphotic”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.