chemotropism
[ ki-mo-truh-piz-uhm ]
nounBiology.
oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.
Origin of chemotropism
1Other words from chemotropism
- che·mo·trop·ic [kee-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, kem-uh-], /ˌki məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjective
- che·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use chemotropism in a sentence
It has already been seen how the “instinct” of the blow-fly to lay its egg on meat is interpretable as a chemotropic response.
Being Well-Born | Michael F. Guyer
British Dictionary definitions for chemotropism
chemotropism
/ (ˌkɛməʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm) /
noun
the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
Derived forms of chemotropism
- chemotropic (ˌkɛməʊˈtrɒpɪk), adjective
- chemotropically, adverb
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