chemotropism

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ -tropism

Noun

chemotropism (countable and uncountable, plural chemotropisms)

(biology) The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus

Synonyms

chemotaxis

Related terms

chemotropic

Translations

movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus

Finnish: kemotropismi
Romanian: chimiotropism (ro) n, chemotropism (ro) n

Tagalog: kapbaling

Anagrams

moom pitchers

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