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oxytaxis

oxytaxis noun: movement or orientation towards a supply of oxygen.

Noun

oxytaxis (uncountable)

  1. movement or orientation towards a supply of oxygen

Origin of oxytaxis

From oxy- + taxis.

Questions about oxytaxis

What does oxytaxis mean?
Oxytaxis means movement or orientation towards a supply of oxygen.
What part of speech is oxytaxis?
Oxytaxis is a noun.

Words near oxytaxis in the dictionary

  1. oxysulphurets
  2. oxyt.
  3. oxytactic
  4. oxytalan
  5. oxytalans
  6. oxytaxis
  7. oxytelluride
  8. oxytellurides
  9. oxytetracycline
  10. oxytetracyclines
  11. oxytetrafluoride

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