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haptotaxis

haptotaxis noun: the directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient.

Noun

haptotaxis (uncountable)

  1. The directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient

Origin of haptotaxis

From hapto- + taxis.

Questions about haptotaxis

What does haptotaxis mean?
Haptotaxis means the directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient.
What part of speech is haptotaxis?
Haptotaxis is a noun.

Words near haptotaxis in the dictionary

  1. haptotactically
  2. haptotatic
  3. haptotax
  4. haptotaxic
  5. haptotaxing
  6. haptotaxis
  7. haptotropic
  8. haptotropically
  9. haptotropics
  10. haptotropism
  11. hapu

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