Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
- Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
- Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
- Medieval Latinalchēmia
- Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
- New Latinchēmīa
- Englishchemo-
- Englishchemotropism
Translations
Finnish kemotropismi
- kemotropismimovement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Irish ceimeatrópacht
- ceimeatrópachtmovement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Romanian chimiotropism, chemotropism
- chimiotropismmovement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
- chemotropismmovement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Tagalog kapbaling
- kapbalingmovement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
Cite this entry
APA
chemotropism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropism
MLA
“chemotropism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemotropism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemotropism.
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