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

  1. A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in...

Ancestry of “chemoattractant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchemo-Relating to or using chemicals or chemistry
2New Latinchēmīa
Every word from New Latin chēmīaEvery word from English chemo-