HyperDic: chemotaxis

English > 1 sense of the word chemotaxis:
NOUNactchemotaxismovement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
English > chemotaxis: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningmovement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus.
Narrowernegative chemotaxismovement away from a chemical stimulus
positive chemotaxismovement toward a chemical stimulus
BroadertaxisA locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
Spanishquimiotaxis
Catalanquimiotaxi, quimiotaxis

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