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electrotactic

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅tax⋅is

  [i-lek-troh-tak-sis]
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–noun Biology.
galvanotaxis.
Origin:
electro- + -taxis

Related forms:
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅tac⋅tic  [i-lek-troh-tak-tik] , adjective
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Main Entry: elec·tro·tax·is
Pronunciation: -'tak-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural elec·tro·tax·es /-"sEz/
: movement in which an electric current constitutes the directive factor : GALVANOTAXIS
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electrotaxis e·lec·tro·tax·is (ĭ-lěk'trō-tāk'sĭs)
n.
Movement of organisms or cells in response to an electric current. Also called electrotropism.

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