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galvanotaxis

galvanotaxis noun: the movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current.

Noun

galvanotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current

Origin of galvanotaxis

From galvano- + taxis.

Questions about galvanotaxis

What does galvanotaxis mean?
Galvanotaxis means the movement of an organism either towards or away from an electric current.
What part of speech is galvanotaxis?
Galvanotaxis is a noun.

Words near galvanotaxis in the dictionary

  1. galvanostat
  2. galvanostatic
  3. galvanostatically
  4. galvanostats
  5. galvanotactic
  6. galvanotaxis
  7. galvanotherapy
  8. galvanothermometer
  9. galvanothermometers
  10. galvanothermy
  11. galvanotonus

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