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chemotropism

[ki-mo-truh-piz-uh m]
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noun Biology.
  1. oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.

Origin of chemotropism

First recorded in 1895–1900; chemo- + -tropism
Related formsche·mo·trop·ic [kee-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, kem-uh-] /ˌki məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjectiveche·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Examples from the Web for chemotropism

Historical Examples

  • The act of seeking the female as well as that of cohabitation are in many cases combinations of chemotropism and stereotropism.

    The Organism as a Whole

    Jacques Loeb

  • We have already alluded to certain phenomena of chemotropism in Chapter IV.

  • Herbst pointed out that this might be a case of chemotropism, caused by the oxygen surrounding the egg.

    Darwin and Modern Science

    A.C. Seward and Others

  • It is chemotropism, not solicitude for its offspring, which drives the flesh fly to lay its eggs on decaying meat.

    Being Well-Born

    Michael F. Guyer

British Dictionary definitions for chemotropism

chemotropism

noun
  1. the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
Derived Formschemotropic (ˌkɛməʊˈtrɒpɪk), adjectivechemotropically, adverb
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chemotropism in Medicine

chemotropism

(kĭ-mŏt′rə-pĭz′əm)
n.
  1. chemotaxis
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