Etymology

chemotropism

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Today it means: The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus Full definition →

English chemo- ← New Latin chēmīa ← Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. English todaychemotropism

From chemo- + -tropism.

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