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autochemotactic

autochemotactic adjective: relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.

Adjective

autochemotactic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.
    • We demonstrate that active rotations in chemically signalling particles, such as autochemotactic {\it E. coli} close to walls, create a route for pattern formation based on a nonlinear yet deterministic instability mechanism.2016, Benno Liebchen, Michael E. Cates, Davide Marenduzzo, “Pattern Formation in Chemically Interacting Active Rotors with Self-Propulsion”, in arXiv

Origin of autochemotactic

From auto- + chemotactic.

Questions about autochemotactic

What does autochemotactic mean?
Autochemotactic means relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.
What part of speech is autochemotactic?
Autochemotactic is an adjective.

Words near autochemotactic in the dictionary

  1. autochaperone
  2. autochaperones
  3. autochef
  4. autochefs
  5. autochemophoresis
  6. autochemotactic
  7. autochemotaxis
  8. autochoric
  9. autochorissexual
  10. autochorissexualism
  11. autochorissexuality

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