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chemiotaxis
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chemiotaxis, n. [Chemical + Gr. arrangement, fr. to arrange.].
The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoöspores of algæ, etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis ) or repelled (negative chemotaxis ). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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