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Hydrotaxis

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hydrotropismnoun(biology) The movement of a plant (or other organism) in response to water, either towards or away from water.
rheotaxisnoun(biology) movement in response to a current (of water or air)
rheotropismnoun(biology) Movement stimulated by a current of water.
hydrotropynounSynonym of hydrotropism.
haptotropismnoun(biology) The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus
osmotaxisnoun(biology) movement of an organism in an osmotic pressure gradient
durotaxisnoun(biology) The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
haptotaxisnoun(biology) The directional motility of cells, usually in a biochemical gradient
barotaxisnoun(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to pressure.
thermotaxisnoun(biology) Movement in response to temperature
electrotaxisnoun(biology) movement of an organism or system of cells in an electric field
hydroregulationnoun(physiology) The regulation of the water content of the body
halotropismnoun(biology) Movement (of a plant) towards or (more often) away from a saline environment
hydromorphismnoun(soil science) The condition of being hydromorphic
mechanotaxisnoun(biology) The movement of a cell along a rigidity gradient
hydrodynamismnounThe stress put on a marine organism (especially an intertidal one) by hydrodynamic factors
geotaxisnoun(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
hygrosensationnoun(biology) The ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity
elasticotaxisnoun(biology) movement in response to elastic forces
gyrotaxisnoun(biology) Any directed locomotion resulting from a combination of gravitational and viscous torques in a flow.

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