hydrotaxis

[ hahy-druh-tak-sis ]
/ ˌhaɪ drəˈtæk sɪs /

noun Biology.

oriented movement toward or away from water.

Origin of hydrotaxis

First recorded in 1895–1900; hydro-1 + -taxis

OTHER WORDS FROM hydrotaxis

hy·dro·tac·tic [hahy-druh-tak-tik] /ˌhaɪ drəˈtæk tɪk/, adjective

Words nearby hydrotaxis

hydrosulphate, hydrosulphide, hydrosulphite, hydrosulphurous acid, hydrosyringomyelia, hydrotaxis, hydrotheca, hydrotherapeutics, hydrotherapy, hydrothermal, hydrothermal vent

British Dictionary definitions for hydrotaxis

hydrotaxis
/ (ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæksɪs) /

noun

the directional movement of an organism or cell in response to the stimulus of water

Derived forms of hydrotaxis

hydrotactic, adjective

Medical definitions for hydrotaxis

hydrotaxis
[ hī′drə-tăk′sĭs ]

n.

Movement of a cell or an organism in response to moisture.