Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autochemotactic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: au-tochemo-tac-tic
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.

Example Sentences

"We demonstrate that active rotations in chemically signalling particles, such as autochemotactic {\it E. coli} close to walls, create a route for pattern formation based on a nonlinear yet deterministic instability mechanism."

Etymology

From auto- + chemotactic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: auto

Frequently Paired Words

autochemotaxis

Questions

What does autochemotactic mean?: Relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.
Where does autochemotactic come from?: From auto- + chemotactic.

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