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
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