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chemotropism
noun
Word History
borrowed from German Chemotropismus, from chemo- chemo- + -tropismus -tropism
Note: The term was introduced by the German physiologist Max Verworn (1863-1921) in Psycho-physiologische Protisten-Studien (Jena, 1889), p. 103. Verworn intended it as a replacement for the term Chemotaxis introduced the previous year by Wilhelm Pfeffer (see chemotaxis), in line with existing terms ending in -tropismus.
1895, in the meaning defined above
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“Chemotropism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chemotropism. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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