chemotaxis

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Noun

TANDA HUBUNG

chem=o=tax=is

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chemotaxis has 1 sense

chemotaxis(n = noun.act) Array - movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus; Array

is a kind of

taxis

has particulars: negative chemotaxis, positive chemotaxis

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chemotaxis, n. [Chemical + Gr. arrangement, fr. to arrange.].

The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoöspores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]