odortaxis

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English

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Etymology

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odor +‎ taxis

Noun

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odortaxis (uncountable)

  1. (nematology) Movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical
    We measured odortaxis to benzaldehyde.

Coordinate terms

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  • chemotaxis (used where the chemical is dissolved in water)

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