chemotaxis

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ taxis

Noun

chemotaxis (countable and uncountable, plural chemotaxes)

(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.

Coordinate terms

chemotropism

Related terms

chemotaxin

Translations

the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant

Spanish: quimiotaxis f

Tagalog: kapbiling

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