"chemotaxis" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chemotaxes [plural]
Etymology: From chemo- + taxis. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|chemo|taxis}} chemo- + taxis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|chemotaxes}} chemotaxis (countable and uncountable, plural chemotaxes)
  1. (biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant. Wikipedia link: chemotaxis Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Biology Synonyms: chemiotaxis [dated] Derived forms: antichemotaxis, autochemotaxis, microchemotaxis, pseudochemotaxis Related terms: chemotaxin Coordinate_terms: chemoaversion, chemoavoidance, chemotropism Translations (the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant): 趨化性 (Chinese Mandarin), 趋化性 (qūhuàxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), chemotaxis [feminine] (Dutch), kemiotaktismo (Ido), chemiotassi [feminine] (Italian), 走化性 (sōkasei) (alt: そうかせい) (Japanese), хемотаксис (xemotaksis) (Kazakh), хемотаксис (hemotaksis) (Kyrgyz), chemotaksja [feminine] (Polish), quimiotaxis [feminine] (Spanish), kapbiling (Tagalog)

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