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chemotropism

(kə mä′trə piz′əm, kem ä′-; kem′ō trō′-)

noun

the tendency of certain plants or other organisms to turn or bend under the influence of chemical substances

Origin: chemo- + tropism

Related Forms:

chemotropic adjective

See chemotropism in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Movement or growth of an organism or part of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus.

Related Forms:

cheˌmo·tropˈic (kēˌmō-trŏpˈĭk, kĕmˌō-) adjective

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