"chemotactic" meaning in English

See chemotactic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From chemo- + -tactic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|chemo-|-tactic}} chemo- + -tactic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} chemotactic (not comparable)
  1. Relating to or exhibiting chemotaxis. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: chemiotactic [dated] Derived forms: antichemotactic, autochemotactic, chemotactically, chemotacticity, microchemotactic, nonchemotactic, prochemotactic Related terms: chemotactile

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