chemotropism
oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.
Origin of chemotropism
1Other words from chemotropism
- che·mo·trop·ic [kee-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, kem-uh-], /ˌki məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjective
- che·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use chemotropism in a sentence
Conception depends on exactly the same erotic chemotropism in the fertilization of all the higher organisms.
The Wonders of Life | Ernst HaeckelHerbst 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 OthersWe have already alluded to certain phenomena of chemotropism in Chapter IV.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebThe 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 LoebIt 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
/ (ˌkɛməʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm) /
the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
Derived forms of chemotropism
- chemotropic (ˌkɛməʊˈtrɒpɪk), adjective
- chemotropically, adverb
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