che·mo·tax·is /-ˈtæksəs/
che·mo·tax·is /-ˈtæksəs/ 名詞
趨化性,趨藥性,向化性
Chem·o·tax·is n. Formerly also Chem·i·o·tax·is. Biol. The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoospores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). -- Chem*o*tac*tic a. -- Chem*o*tac*tic*al*ly, adv.
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chemotaxis
n : movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical
stimulus