chemokinesis

[ kee-moh-ki-nee-sis, -kahy-, kem-oh- ]
/ ˌki moʊ kɪˈni sɪs, -kaɪ-, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

increased activity of an organism due to a chemical substance.

Origin of chemokinesis

First recorded in 1895–1900; chemo- + kinesis

OTHER WORDS FROM chemokinesis

che·mo·ki·net·ic [kee-moh-ki-net-ik, -kahy-, kem-oh-] /ˌki moʊ kɪˈnɛt ɪk, -kaɪ-, ˌkɛm oʊ-/, adjective

Words nearby chemokinesis

chemocautery, chemodectoma, chemodectomatosis, chemoheterotroph, chemokine, chemokinesis, chemolithotroph, chemoluminescence, chemonasty, chemonite, chemonucleolysis

British Dictionary definitions for chemokinesis

chemokinesis
/ (ˌkɛməʊkaɪˈniːsɪs) /

noun

immunol the random movement of cells, such as leucocytes, stimulated by substances in their environment

Medical definitions for chemokinesis

chemokinesis
[ kē′mō-kə-nē′sĭs, -kī- ]

n.

Stimulation of an organism by a chemical.

Other words from chemokinesis

che′mo•ki•net′ic (-kĭ-nĕt′ĭk, -kī-) adj.