"chemoattractant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chemoattractants [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English attractant English chemoattractant From chemo- + attractant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chemo-|attractant|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English attractant English chemoattractant [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "chēmīa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "attractant", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemoattractant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chemoattractant"> From chemo- + attractant. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chemoattractant (plural chemoattractants)
  1. (biochemistry) A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells. Related terms: chemoattractand, chemorepellent

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