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pneumatotaxy

pneumatotaxy noun: the condition of zoospores whose irritability is dependent on the presence of dissolved gases, the products of respiration of the zoospores in the sporangium.

Noun

pneumatotaxy (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The condition of zoospores whose irritability is dependent on the presence of dissolved gases, the products of respiration of the zoospores in the sporangium.

Questions about pneumatotaxy

What does pneumatotaxy mean?
Pneumatotaxy means the condition of zoospores whose irritability is dependent on the presence of dissolved gases, the products of respiration of the zoospores in the sporangium.
What part of speech is pneumatotaxy?
Pneumatotaxy is a noun.

Words near pneumatotaxy in the dictionary

  1. pneumatophorous
  2. pneumatopore
  3. pneumatosaccus
  4. pneumatoses
  5. pneumatosis
  6. pneumatotaxy
  7. pneumatothorax
  8. pneumaturia
  9. pneume
  10. pneumectomies
  11. pneumectomy

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