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barotaxis

barotaxis noun: the movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.

Noun

barotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.

Origin of barotaxis

From baro- + taxis.

Questions about barotaxis

What does barotaxis mean?
Barotaxis means the movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
What part of speech is barotaxis?
Barotaxis is a noun.

Words near barotaxis in the dictionary

  1. baroswitches
  2. Barot
  3. Barotac Nuevo
  4. Barotac Viejo
  5. barotactic
  6. barotaxis
  7. barothermograph
  8. barothermographs
  9. barothermohygrograph
  10. barothermohygrographs
  11. barothropic

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