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chemotropism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: chemotaxis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ία (-ía) Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor. Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor. Medieval Latin alchēmia ▲ Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ. New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English -tropism English chemotropism From chemo- + -tropism.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kemotropismi — movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
  • Irish: ceimeatrópacht — movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
  • Romanian: chimiotropism — movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
  • Romanian: chemotropism — movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus
  • Tagalog: kapbaling — movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus