Search Result for "negative chemotaxis":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. movement away from a chemical stimulus;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis \Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. ? arrangement, fr. ? to arrange.] (Biol.) The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms, as bacteria, zoospores of alg[ae], etc., to chemical substances held in solution. They may be attracted (positive chemotaxis) or repelled (negative chemotaxis). -- Chem`o*tac"tic, a. -- Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] chemotherapeutic
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

negative chemotaxis n 1: movement away from a chemical stimulus