chemotropism

[ ki-mo-truh-piz-uhm ]

/ kɪˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm /

noun Biology.

oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.

Origin of chemotropism

First recorded in 1895–1900; chemo- + -tropism

OTHER WORDS FROM chemotropism

che·mo·trop·ic

[kee-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, kem-uh-], /ˌki məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjectiveche·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby chemotropism

chemotaxis, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapy, chemotroph, chemotropism, chempaduk, Chemulpo, chemurgy, Ch'en, Chenab

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Example sentences from the Web for chemotropism

The 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 Loeb
It 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
We have already alluded to certain phenomena of chemotropism in Chapter IV.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Herbst 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 Others

British Dictionary definitions for chemotropism

chemotropism

/ (ˌkɛməʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm) /

noun

the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus

Derived forms of chemotropism

chemotropic (ˌkɛməʊˈtrɒpɪk), adjectivechemotropically, adverb

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Medical definitions for chemotropism

chemotropism

[ kĭ-mŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ]

n.

chemotaxis

单词	chemotropism
释义	chemotropism [ ki-mo-truh-piz-uhm ] / kɪˈmɒ trəˌpɪz əm / noun Biology. oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus. Origin of chemotropism First recorded in 1895–1900; chemo- + -tropism OTHER WORDS FROM chemotropism che·mo·trop·ic [kee-muh-trop-ik, -troh-pik, kem-uh-], /ˌki məˈtrɒp ɪk, -ˈtroʊ pɪk, ˌkɛm ə-/, adjectiveche·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby chemotropism chemotaxis, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapy, chemotroph, chemotropism, chempaduk, Chemulpo, chemurgy, Ch'en, Chenab Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chemotropism The 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 Loeb It 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 We have already alluded to certain phenomena of chemotropism in Chapter IV. The Organism as a Whole\|Jacques Loeb Herbst 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 Others British Dictionary definitions for chemotropism chemotropism / (ˌkɛməʊˈtrəʊˌpɪzəm) / noun the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus Derived forms of chemotropism chemotropic (ˌkɛməʊˈtrɒpɪk), adjectivechemotropically, adverb Collins 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 chemotropism chemotropism [ kĭ-mŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ] n. chemotaxis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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