Chemotropism — is growth of organisms (or parts of organism) such as bacteria and plants, navigated by chemical stimulus from outside of the organism. The response by the plant is termed ‘positive’ if the growth is towards the stimulus or ‘negative’ if the… … Wikipedia
chemotropism — [kə mä′trə piz΄əm, kem ä′trə piz΄əm; kem΄ō trō′piz΄əm] n. [ CHEMO + TROPISM] the tendency of certain plants or other organisms to turn or bend under the influence of chemical substances chemotropic [kē΄mō träp′ik, kem΄ōträp′ik] adj … English World dictionary
chemotropism — chemotropizmas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Augalo augimo judesiai, sukelti cheminio dirgiklio. atitikmenys: angl. chemotropism rus. химиотропизм … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
chemotropism — chemotropizmas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kryptingi šaknų, dulkiadaigių ir grybų augimo judesiai, sukeliami cheminių dirgiklių. Skirstomas į hidrotropizmą (reakcija į drėgmę) ir aerotropizmą (reakcija į deguonį).… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
chemotropism — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli … New Collegiate Dictionary
chemotropism — n. [Gr. chemo, pert. chemistry; trope, turn] Reaction induced by a chemical stimulus; see tropism … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
chemotropism — Growth or possibly bending of an organism in response to an external chemical gradient. Sometimes used in error when the terms chemotaxis or chemokinesis should have been used … Dictionary of molecular biology
chemotropism — chemotropic /kee meuh trop ik, troh pik, kem euh /, adj. chemotropically, adv. /ki mo treuh piz euhm/, n. Biol. oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus. [1895 1900; CHEMO + TROPISM] * * * … Universalium
chemotropism — noun the movement or growth of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus See Also: chemotropic, chemotaxis … Wiktionary
chemotropism — SYN: chemotaxis. [chemo + G. tropos, direction, turn] * * * che·mot·ro·pism ki mä trə .piz əm, ke n orientation of cells or organisms in relation to chemical stimuli che·mo·tro·pic .kē mə trō pik adj che·mo·tro·pi·cal·ly pi k(ə )lē adv * * *… … Medical dictionary
