odortaxis

English

Etymology

From odor +‎ taxis.

Noun

odortaxis (uncountable)

1. (nematology) Movement of an organism with respect to, usually towards, a volatile airborne chemical

   We measured odortaxis to benzaldehyde.

Coordinate terms

• chemotaxis (used where the chemical is dissolved in water)

Derived terms

• odortactic

Anagrams

• oxidators