odortaxis

English

Etymology

From odor +‎ taxis.

Noun

odortaxis (uncountable)

1. (nematology) The movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical.

   Coordinate term: chemotaxis (used where the chemical is dissolved in water)

   • 2006, Eric James Aamodt (editor), The Neurobiology of C. Elegans, Volume 69, page 5:

     These cells may be activated by physical deformation of the cuticle or chemical stimuli that reach a ciliated dendrite via the opening (e.g., neurons involved in chemotaxis and odortaxis behavior, or nose-touch response)

Derived terms

• odortactic

Anagrams

• oxidators