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Meaning of "thermotaxis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THERMOTAXIS

ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THERMOTAXIS

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Thermotaxis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES THERMOTAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thermotaxis

Thermotaxis is a behavior in which an organism directs its locomotion up or down a gradient of temperature. Lab research has determined that some slime molds and small nematodes can migrate along amazingly shallow temperature gradients of less than 0.1C/cm and sometimes as low as 0.001C/cm. Theoretical analysis indicates that even this impressive feat is far from pushing the limits set by thermal noise. The natural environment always contains temperature gradients that organisms could respond to, if it were useful. The response of the slime mold and nematode is complicated and thought to allow them to move toward an appropriate level in soil. Recent research suggests that mammalian sperm employ thermotaxis to move to an appropriate location in the female's oviduct.

Definition of thermotaxis in the English dictionary

The definition of thermotaxis in the dictionary is the directional movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of a source of heat.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THERMOTAXIS

aerotaxis · chemotaxis · cytotaxis · epistaxis · geotaxis · heliotaxis · heterotaxis · homotaxis · hydrotaxis · hypotaxis · parataxis · phototaxis · phyllotaxis · rheotaxis · stereotaxis · taxis · telotaxis · thigmotaxis · trophotaxis · tropotaxis

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THERMOTAXIS

thermosetting · thermosiphon · thermosphere · thermospheric · thermostability · thermostable · thermostat · thermostatic · thermostatically · thermostatics · thermostatted · thermotactic · thermotaxic · thermotensile · thermotherapy · thermotic · thermotical · thermotolerant · thermotropic · thermotropism

WORDS THAT END LIKE THERMOTAXIS

anaphylaxis · axis · chemoprophylaxis · major axis · minor axis · neutral axis · optic axis · orthoaxis · parapraxis · phylaxis · polar axis · praxis · principal axis · prophylaxis · sparaxis · synaxis · tachyphylaxis · x-axis · y-axis · z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of thermotaxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thermotaxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THERMOTAXIS

Find out the translation of thermotaxis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of thermotaxis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «thermotaxis» in English.
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趋热
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انجذاب حراري
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термотаксис
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thermotaxis
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thermotaxis
260 millions of speakers
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thermotactisme
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Thermotaxis
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Thermotaxis
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走熱性
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thermotaxis
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Thermotaxis
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thermotaxis
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thermotaxis
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थर्माटॅक्सिस
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thermotaxis
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termotassi
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thermotaxis
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термотаксис
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thermotaxis
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thermotaxis
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Trends of use of thermotaxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THERMOTAXIS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about thermotaxis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THERMOTAXIS»

Discover the use of thermotaxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thermotaxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dictyostelium Discoideum Protocols
Thermotaxis D. discoideum slugs exhibit negative and positive thermotaxis, both of which promote migration of the slug to the soil surface for optimal spore dispersal. During the day, the surface temperature of the soil is higher than that of the ...
Ludwig Eichinger, Francisco Rivero-Crespo, 2006
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Photomovement
D.-P. Häder, M. Lebert. Separate photosensing and thermosensing by Dictyostelium slugs was verified genetically by the isolation of mutants defective in phototaxis but unaffected in positive thermotaxis [10] and vice versa [35]. 19.2. 2 ...
D.-P. Häder, M. Lebert, 2001
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Invertebrate Learning and Memory
Ablations of a specific neuron in live animals by a laser microbeam and the evaluation of the consequent effect on thermotaxis led to the identification of neu- rons and circuits for thermotaxis.60 The AFD sensory neurons had been supposed to ...
Randolf Menzel, Paul Benjamin, 2013
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The Fallopian Tubes
Thermotaxis is defined as movement directed by a temperature gradient, as a prevalent process, is found from bacteria to human cells.35 Thermotaxis was first discovered in the unicellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum.41 The ...
S. N. Tripathy, 2013
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Oxidative Stress in Vertebrates and Invertebrates: Molecular ...
They include thermotaxis, chemotaxis (with conditioning). and basal/ enhanced slowing response. 25.3.3 Thermotaxis Learning and Memory The study of thermotaxis has provided the first evidence for aging of associative learning and  ...
Tahira Farooqui, Akhlaq A. Farooqui, 2011
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Vorlesungen über Pflanzenphysiologie
IL 817). So wie chemische und physikalische Eigenschaften von Körpern, so wirken auch Licht und Wärme richtend auf bewegliche Pflanzen ein, es gibt also auch eine Phototaxis und eine Thermotaxis. Man geht wohl nicht zu weit, wenn man ...
Ludwig Jost, 1908
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Gravity and the Behavior of Unicellular Organisms
Metzner ( 1 920) described a clear thermotaxis in spirilla, whereas other bacteria have been found not to be thermotactic (Reimers, 1928). The response is a typical phobic one: decreasing temperatures result in a reversal of movement.
Donat-Peter Häder, Ruth Hemmersbach, Michael Lebert, 2005
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Genetic and Electrophysiological Analysis of STG-1 and SOL-1 ...
Therefore, eat-4 mutants are predicted to release no glutamate onto the postsynaptic cell, eat-4 mutants are also defective in thermotaxis, suggesting that control of thermotaxis uses glutamatergic signaling. To determine if glr-3 and glr- 6 ...
Craig S. Walker, 2008
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Infertility in the Male
In addition to passive sperm drag by muscle contraction in the oviduct, the existence of two active mechanisms of sperm guidance, named thermotaxis and chemotaxis, has been reported in mammals. Thermotaxis is the movement of cells in ...
Larry I. Lipshultz, Stuart S. Howards, Craig S. Niederberger, 2009
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Construction and Use of Caenorhabditis Elegans Chromosome ...
These observations indicate that npr-1 contributes to the altered thermotaxis response of CB4856. Mapping of a thermotaxis mutant and an Esp mutant using the CSSs: To show the general utility of the CSSs for SNP mapping mutants, we ...
William Chuan-ching Chen, 2008

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THERMOTAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thermotaxis is used in the context of the following news items.
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Đàn ông nam tính chưa chắc tinh trùng đã khỏe!
... chế chemotaxis) và khả năng hướng tới các khu vực nhiệt độ cao trong tuyến sinh sản của người phụ nữ để tìm đến tử cung (còn gọi là cơ chế thermotaxis). «Eva.vn, Jul 15»
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Tại sao tinh trùng biết 'bơi'?
... chế chemotaxis) và khả năng hướng tới các khu vực nhiệt độ cao trong tuyến sinh sản của người phụ nữ để tìm đến tử cung (còn gọi là cơ chế thermotaxis). «Alobacsi.vn, Jul 15»
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Hewlett High School junior takes first place
The research is “The Development of a Microfluidic Device to Assess the Thermotaxis of Bacteria.” Slepyan conducted his research under the mentorship of Dr. «liherald, Apr 15»
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Sperma Bisa Bertahan Lima Hari di Jalur Reproduksi Wanita
Lalu, menuju daerah suhu tinggi dari saluran reproduksi wanita, di mana telur yang ditemukan (dikenal sebagai thermotaxis). 5. Seberapa lama sel sperma ... «BeritaSatu, Dec 13»
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Nine Things You Never Knew About Sperm (PHOTOS)
... by the egg (known as chemotaxis) and toward the high-temperature areas of the woman's reproductive tract, where eggs are found (known as thermotaxis). «Huffington Post, Nov 13»
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A bunch of hot heads
That road-hugging behaviour I had seen as a kid and so many times since was what scientists call thermotaxis: orienting the body towards (or away from) a ... «Deep-Sea News, May 11»
REFERENCE
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