che|mo|tax|is

che|mo|tax|is
che|mo|tax|is «KEE muh TAK sihs, KEHM uh-», noun.
movement of a cell, organism, or part of an organism toward or away from a certain chemical substance.
[< chemo- + Greek táxis arrangement]

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