chemotropicallyadv.
/ˌkiːmə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpᵻkli/, /ˌkɛmə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpᵻkli/, U.S. /ˌkiməˈtrɑpək(ə)li/, /ˌkɛməˈtrɑpək(ə)li/ Biology.
By means of chemotropism; in a chemotropic manner.
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chemotropically1895
chemotactically1902
1895 Ann. Bot. 9 344 The other possible explanation is that the hypha seeks the nucleus in virtue of its chemotropism, the chemotropically active substances being manufactured or accumulated in greatest quantities nearest the nucleus of the infected cell.
1922 Bot. Gaz. 73 269 The archegonia attract the sperms chemotropically.
2004 Plant Cell 16 S102/2 Pollen tubes do not respond chemotropically to a GABA gradient in vitro.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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