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chemotaxis

noun
che·​mo·​tax·​is | \ ˌkē-mō-ˈtak-səs How to pronounce chemotaxis (audio) \

Definition of chemotaxis

: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents

Examples of chemotaxis in a Sentence

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 Instead, some bacteria raced through the maze substantially more quickly than others, largely because of varying aptitude for moving toward higher concentrations of food, a process called chemotaxis. — Quanta Magazine, "Bacterial Clones Show Surprising Individuality," 4 Sep. 2019 Tackling the traveling salesman problem with chemotaxis is a nice example of when the suboptimal is optimal, says Bartumeus. — Rachel Ehrenberg, WIRED, "White Blood Cells Solve Traveling-Salesman Problem," 11 Apr. 2011

First Known Use of chemotaxis

circa 1887, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for chemotaxis

New Latin

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chemotaxis

noun
che·​mo·​tax·​is | \ -ˈtak-səs How to pronounce chemotaxis (audio) \
plural chemotaxes\ -​ˌsēz How to pronounce chemotaxes (audio) \

Medical Definition of chemotaxis

: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents

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