chemotacticadj.

Brit.

/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/,

/ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S.

/ˌkimoʊˈtæktɪk/,

/ˌkɛmoʊˈtæktɪk/

Forms: 1800s– chemiotactic (now rare), 1800s– chemotactic.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chemo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form.

Etymology: < chemo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after chemotaxis n.

Biology.

Of or relating to chemotaxis; involving or exhibiting chemotaxis.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to chemical

chemotactic1888

chemotropic1895

chemotaxic1896

chemokinetic1901

chemotrophic1902

chemotactical1908

1888 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 771 The organisms examined were found to be positively or negatively chemotactic according to the nature of the stimulant material... Glycerin possesses no chemotactic action.

1898 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 190 634 Some substance which not only exerts on the surrounding antherozoids a negative chemiotactic, but also a directly injurious effect.

1915 A. P. Mathews Physiol. Chem. xi. 455 The leucocytes show themselves to be positively chemotactic toward any decomposing tissue, or toward the products of digestion of proteins.

1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) viii. 240 The follicle is about to rupture by chemotactic attraction.

2005 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 169 701 Some free-swimming sperm detect the presence of an egg through chemotactic signals.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chemotactic
释义	chemotacticadj. Brit. /ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈtaktɪk/, U.S. /ˌkimoʊˈtæktɪk/, /ˌkɛmoʊˈtæktɪk/ Forms: 1800s– chemiotactic (now rare), 1800s– chemotactic. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chemo- comb. form, -tactic comb. form. Etymology: < chemo- comb. form + -tactic comb. form, after chemotaxis n. Biology. Of or relating to chemotaxis; involving or exhibiting chemotaxis. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > movement > movement in response to stimuli > [adjective] > response to chemical chemotactic1888 chemotropic1895 chemotaxic1896 chemokinetic1901 chemotrophic1902 chemotactical1908 1888 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 771 The organisms examined were found to be positively or negatively chemotactic according to the nature of the stimulant material... Glycerin possesses no chemotactic action. 1898 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) B. 190 634 Some substance which not only exerts on the surrounding antherozoids a negative chemiotactic, but also a directly injurious effect. 1915 A. P. Mathews Physiol. Chem. xi. 455 The leucocytes show themselves to be positively chemotactic toward any decomposing tissue, or toward the products of digestion of proteins. 1964 L. C. Martin Clin. Endocrinol. (ed. 4) viii. 240 The follicle is about to rupture by chemotactic attraction. 2005 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 169 701 Some free-swimming sperm detect the presence of an egg through chemotactic signals. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1888
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