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hygrotaxis

hygrotaxis noun: movement to or from moisture.

Noun

hygrotaxis (uncountable)

  1. movement to or from moisture

Origin of hygrotaxis

From hygro- + taxis.

Questions about hygrotaxis

What does hygrotaxis mean?
Hygrotaxis means movement to or from moisture.
What part of speech is hygrotaxis?
Hygrotaxis is a noun.

Words near hygrotaxis in the dictionary

  1. hygrosensory
  2. hygrostat
  3. hygrostatics
  4. hygrostats
  5. hygrotactic
  6. hygrotaxis
  7. hygrothermal
  8. hygrothermally
  9. hygrothermic
  10. hygrothermically
  11. hygrothermograph

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