单词 | thermotaxis |
释义 | thermotaxis[ thur-muh-tak-sis ] / ˌθɜr məˈtæk sɪs / nounBiology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat. Physiology. the regulation of the bodily temperature. Origin of thermotaxisFirst recorded in 1890–95; thermo- + -taxis OTHER WORDS FROM thermotaxisther·mo·tac·tic [thur-muh-tak-tik], /ˌθɜr məˈtæk tɪk/, ther·mo·tax·ic, adjectiveWords nearby thermotaxisthermostable, thermostat, thermostatics, thermosteresis, thermosystaltic, thermotaxis, thermotensile, thermotherapy, thermotolerant, thermotonometer, thermotropism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for thermotaxisthermotaxis / (ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs) / nounthe directional movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of a source of heat Derived forms of thermotaxisthermotaxic, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for thermotaxisthermotaxis [ thûr′mə-tăk′sĭs ] n. pl. ther•mo•tax•es (-tăk′sēz)Movement of a living organism in response to changes in temperature. Normal regulation or adjustment of body temperature. Other words from thermotaxisther′mo•tac′tic (-tăk′tĭk) null adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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