chemotropism

[ ki-mo-truh-piz-uh m ]
/ 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-/, adjective che·mo·trop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby chemotropism

chemotaxis, chemotaxonomy, chemotherapeutics, chemotherapy, chemotroph, chemotropism, chempaduk, chemulpo, chemurgy, chen duxiu, chen-chiang

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), adjective chemotropically, adverb

Medical definitions for chemotropism

chemotropism
[ kĭ-mŏt′rə-pĭz′əm ]

n.

chemotaxis