Meanings
nounchemotaxis (countable and uncountable, plural chemotaxes)
plural chemotaxes · alternative dated chemiotaxis
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Englishtaxis
- Englishchemotaxis
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 趨化性 /趋化性
- 趨化性 /趋化性 (qūhuàxìng)the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Dutch chemotaxis
- chemotaxisthe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Italian chemiotassi
- chemiotassithe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Japanese 走化性
- 走化性 (sōkasei)the movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Polish chemotaksja
- chemotaksjathe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Spanish quimiotaxis
- quimiotaxisthe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Tagalog kapbiling
- kapbilingthe movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant
Cite this entry
APA
chemotaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotaxis
MLA
“chemotaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotaxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemotaxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotaxis.
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