electrotaxis

E1L1E1C3T1R1O1T1A1X8I1S1

noun

movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field

Scrabble 21
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounelectrotaxis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologymovement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field

Origin

From electro- + taxis.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

electrotaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotaxis

MLA

“electrotaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotaxis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrotaxis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotaxis.

Source: electrotaxis on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.