THERMOTAXIS

Etymology

Noun

thermotaxis (countable and uncountable, plural thermotaxes)

(biology) Movement in response to temperature

Source: Wiktionary


Ther`mo*tax"is, n. [NL.; thermo-+ Gr. an arranging.] (Physiol.) (a) The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the influence of heat. (b) Determination of the direction of locomotion by heat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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