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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschimiotactisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shimiotaktism
"Le chimiotactisme guide les globules blancs vers l'infection."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The movement of a motile cell or organism in a direction corresponding to a gradient of increasing or decreasing concentration of a particular chemical substance.
"White blood cells use chemotaxis to locate and destroy bacteria at the site of an infection." - 2
The directional response of plant cells or microorganisms to chemical agents.
"The chemotaxis of spermatozoa toward the egg is essential for fertilization in many aquatic species."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the late 19th century, the term combines the New Latin 'chemo-' (derived from chemistry) and the Greek 'taxis' (meaning arrangement or order). It originated in biological literature to describe the phenomenon of cells moving in response to chemical stimuli.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chemotaxis" is said worldwide
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chimiotactisme
Transliteration: shimiotaktism
"Le chimiotactisme guide les globules blancs vers l'infection."
Chemotaxis
Transliteration: Chemotaxis
"Chemotaxis beschreibt die gerichtete Bewegung von Zellen entlang eines chemischen Gradienten."
chemiotassi
Transliteration: kemiotassi
"La chemiotassi è fondamentale per la risposta immunitaria."
quimiotaxis
Transliteration: kimjotaksis
"La quimiotaxis permite a las células moverse hacia los nutrientes."
quimiotaxia
Transliteration: kimjotaksia
"A quimiotaxia é o movimento celular direcionado por substâncias químicas."
रसायनोपacios
Transliteration: rasayanopracaran
Script: रसायनोपसरण
"रसायनोपसरण के कारण कोशिकाएं रासायनिक संकेतों की ओर बढ़ती हैं।"
趋化性
Transliteration: qū huà xìng
"白细胞通过趋化性寻找并消灭细菌。"
화학주성
Transliteration: hwahak juseong
"백혈구는 화학주성에 의해 감염 부위로 이동합니다."
走化性
Transliteration: sōkasei
"白血球は走化性によってバクテリアに向かって移動する。"
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