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chemokinesis

chemokinesis noun: the motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level.

Noun

chemokinesis (uncountable)

  1. (physical) The motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level

Origin of chemokinesis

From chemo- + -kinesis.

Questions about chemokinesis

What does chemokinesis mean?
Chemokinesis means the motile response of an organism to chemical compounds, especially at a cellular level.
What part of speech is chemokinesis?
Chemokinesis is a noun.

Words near chemokinesis in the dictionary

  1. chemokinase
  2. chemokinases
  3. chemokine
  4. chemokinemia
  5. chemokines
  6. chemokinesis
  7. chemokinetic
  8. chemokinetically
  9. chemokinetics
  10. chemokyne
  11. chemokynes

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