Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

athermotactic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ather-mo-tac-tic
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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 […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English thermotactic English athermotactic From a- + thermotactic.

Questions

What does athermotactic mean?: Not moving in relation to heat; lacking thermotaxis
Where does athermotactic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- English thermotactic English athermotactic From a- + thermotactic.

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