ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Athermotactic

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Athermotactic is an adjective meaning (biology) Not moving in relation to heat; lacking thermotaxis.

Meaning

(biology) Not moving in relation to heat; lacking thermotaxis.

Example Sentences

If the major thermosensory neuron, AFD, is ablated, most animals become athermotactic, that is, they will move randomly on a temperature gradient […]

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include thermotaxic, homeothermotaxic, homotaxial, rheotacting, haptotactic, haptotaxic.

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