galvanotaxis

G2A1L1V4A1N1O1T1A1X8I1S1

noun

The movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current

Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noungalvanotaxis (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current

Origin

From galvano- + taxis.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

galvanotaxis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanotaxis

MLA

“galvanotaxis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanotaxis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galvanotaxis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galvanotaxis.

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