chemokinesis

chemokinesis
  n. increase in activity caused chemically.
   ♦ chemolysis, n. decomposition chemically caused.
   ♦ chemonuclear, adj. pertaining to or arising from both a chemical and a nuclear reaction.
   ♦ chemoprophylaxis, n. prevention by means of a chemical drug.
   ♦ chemoreceptor, n. sense organ that responds to chemical stimuli.
   ♦ chemotaxis, n. movement of organism towards or away from chemical substance.
   ♦ chemotherapy, n. medical treatment by chemicals attacking disease- producing organism.
   ♦ chemotropism, n. growth in response to chemical stimulus.

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