odortaxis

English

Etymology

odor + taxis

Noun

odortaxis (uncountable)

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

Coordinate terms

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

Derived terms

  • odortactic

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