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phototaxic

phototaxic adjective: having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.

Adjective

phototaxic (comparative more phototaxic, superlative most phototaxic)

  1. Having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.

Forms of phototaxic

comparativemore phototaxic
superlativemost phototaxic

Questions about phototaxic

What does phototaxic mean?
Phototaxic means having a tendency to adjust orientation in response to light. A plant or sedentary animal that is positively phototaxic will lean or grow toward light. One that is negatively phototaxic will lean or grow away from light.
What part of speech is phototaxic?
Phototaxic is an adjective.

Words near phototaxic in the dictionary

  1. phototactical
  2. phototactically
  3. phototautomerization
  4. phototautomerizations
  5. phototaxes
  6. phototaxic
  7. phototaxis
  8. phototaxy
  9. phototelegram
  10. phototelegrams
  11. phototelegraph

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