Tanada effect

proper noun

The tendency of root tips to adhere to glass surfaces, believed to involve electric potentials.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Tanada effect
  1. The tendency of root tips to adhere to glass surfaces, believed to involve electric potentials.

Origin

Named after the scientist Takuma Tanada, who first described it.

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APA

Tanada effect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanada%20effect

MLA

“Tanada effect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanada%20effect. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tanada effect,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tanada%20effect.

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