chemotacticallyadv.
/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈtaktᵻkli/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈtaktᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌkimoʊˈtæktᵻkli/, /ˌkɛmoʊˈtæktᵻkli/ Biology.
By means of chemotaxis.
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1902 Jrnl. Mycol. 8 160 The large number of nuclei..seem to be attracted chemotactically to the incoming supplies of newly prepared food substances.
1946 Physiol. Rev. 26 324 Such accumulations of lymphocytes suggest that they may have been attracted chemotactically.
2001 J. Franzen Corrections 198 The polymer strands..chemotactically associate with active neural pathways and so facilitate the discharge of electrical potential.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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