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chemotropism
che·mot·ro·pism
/
kɪˈmɒ
trəˌpɪz
əm
/
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[
ki-
mo
-tr
uh
-piz-
uh
m
]
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noun
Biology
.
oriented growth or
movement
in response to a chemical stimulus.
Origin:
1895–1900;
chemo-
+
-tropism
Related forms
che·mo·trop·ic
/
ˌki
məˈtrɒp
ɪk
,
-ˈtroʊ
pɪk
,
ˌkɛm
ə-
/
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[
kee-m
uh
-
trop
-ik
,
-
troh
-pik
,
kem-
uh
-
]
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,
adjective
che·mo·trop·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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chemotropism
(ˌkɛməʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm)
—
n
the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
chemotropic
—
adj
chemo'tropically
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Medical Dictionary
chemotropism
che·mot·ro·pism (kĭ-mŏt'rə-pĭz'əm)
n.
See
chemotaxis
.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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