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chemotaxis vs negative chemotaxis

negative chemotaxis vs chemotaxis

chemotaxis and negative chemotaxis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
chemotaxis Yes No No No
negative chemotaxis Yes No No No
As nouns, negative chemotaxis is a hyponym of chemotaxis; that is, negative chemotaxis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than chemotaxis:
  • chemotaxis: movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus
  • negative chemotaxis: movement away from a chemical stimulus
Other hyponyms of chemotaxis include positive chemotaxis.
chemotaxis (noun) negative chemotaxis (noun)
movement by a cell or organism in reaction to a chemical stimulus movement away from a chemical stimulus
Difference between chemotaxis and negative chemotaxis

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