chemotaxis

noun

che·mo·tax·is | \-ˈtak-səs

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Definition of chemotaxis

: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents

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Tackling the traveling salesman problem with chemotaxis is a nice example of when the suboptimal is optimal, says Bartumeus. — Rachel Ehrenberg, WIRED, "White Blood Cells Solve Traveling-Salesman Problem," 11 Apr. 2011

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The first known use of chemotaxis was circa 1887

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chemotaxis

noun

che·mo·tax·is | \-ˈtak-səs

\

plural chemotaxes\-ˌsēz

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Medical Definition of chemotaxis

: orientation or movement of an organism or cell in relation to chemical agents

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