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Definition of Chemotropism
1. Noun. the movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chemotropism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Chemotropism
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemotropism
Literary usage of Chemotropism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Textbook of Botany for Colleges and Universities by John Merle Coulter, Charles Reid Barnes, Henry Chandler Cowles (1910)
"(5) chemotropism Of fungi. — Chemical compounds may not only be usable in repair
... chemotropism of the latter may be maintained still, as it has not been ..."
2. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1899)
"chemotropism of Conjugation Tubes in Spirogyra. — This case is closely allied to
chemotropism of pollen-tubes. Attention was first called to it by OVERTON ..."
3. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1899)
"chemotropism of Hyphae. — While various authors had noticed an apparent movement of
... Negative chemotropism of a hypha of Peziza trifoliorum from the ..."
4. A Laboratory Course in Plant Physiology by William Francis Ganong (1908)
"(e) chemotropism. Of very much importance, even though not very conspicuous, are
responses to chemical substances. For the most part the experimental study ..."
5. Forced Movements, Tropisms, and Animal Conduct by Jacques Loeb (1918)
"CHAPTER XVI chemotropism 1. When we create a center of diffusion in water or in
air we may theoretically expect orienting effects. ..."
6. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles E. Marshall (1921)
"chemotropism AND CHEMOTAXIS.—Microorganisms manifest their :erence for certain
foods not by a stimulated growth alone. They make efforts to obtain better ..."
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