chemotaxis

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kē′mō taksis, kem′ō-)


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che•mo•tax•is  (kē′mō taksis, kem′ō-),USA pronunciation n. [Biol.]
  1. Ecologyoriented movement toward or away from a chemical stimulus.
  • 1890–95; chemo- + -taxis
che•mo•tac•tic  (kē′mō taktik, kem′ō-),USA pronunciation adj.  che′mo•tacti•cal•ly, adv. 

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