Where does “chemoattractant” come from?
Chemoattractant combines English chemo- (from Greek chémeia, alchemy) and attractant (from English attract, derived from Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere, meaning to draw toward).
chemoattractant (English): A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in...
Definitions
- A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in...
Ancestry of “chemoattractant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chemo- | Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry |
| 2 | New Latin | chēmīa | — |