A phototropic or phototactic response might become dependent on the oxygen supplied by photosynthesis (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tac — tac·ti·cal; tac·ti·cal·ly; tac·ti·cian; tac·tic·i·ty; tac·tics; tac·til·ist; tac·til·i·ty; tac·tion; tac·tism; tac·tite; tac·toid; tac·tom·e·ter; tac·tor; tac·to·receptor; tac·to·sol; tac·tual; tac·tu·al·ly; ten·tac·u·lar; ten·tac·u·la·ta;… … English syllables
pho — pho·bism; pho·bo·tac·tic; pho·bo·tax·is; pho·by; pho·ca; pho·ca·cean; pho·cae·na; pho·cae·ni·dae; pho·cal; pho·ci·dae; pho·cine; pho·coe·na; pho·co·me·lia; pho·com·e·lus; pho·la·da·cea; pho·lad·i·dae; pho·las; … English syllables
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
phobotactic — pho·bo·tac·tic … English syllables
phonotactic — pho·no·tac·tic … English syllables
phototactic — pho·to·tac·tic … English syllables
phototaxis — pho•to•tax•is [[t]ˌfoʊ təˈtæk sɪs[/t]] also pho′to•tax′y n. bio movement of an organism toward or away from a source of light • Etymology: 1900–05 pho to•tac′tic ˈtæk tɪk adj. pho to•tac′ti•cal•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
phototactic — pho·to·tac·tic .fōt ō tak tik adj of, relating to, or exhibiting phototaxis pho·to·tac·ti·cal·ly ti kə lē adv … Medical dictionary
phonotactics — pho•no•tac•tics [[t]ˌfoʊ nəˈtæk tɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) phn the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences 2) phn the study and description of such patterns • Etymology: 1955–60 pho no•tac′tic, adj … From formal English to slang
negative phototaxis — Phototaxis Pho to*tax is, Phototaxy Pho to*tax y, n. [NL. phototaxis; photo + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.) The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as various infusorians, the zo[ o]spores of certain alg[ae], etc.; also, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
