Synonyms & related words for magnetotaxis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of magnetotaxis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to magnetotaxis

Explore words related to magnetotaxis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include magnetism, piezomagnetism, magnetician, gyromagnetism, magnetist, piezomagnetic, geomagnetist, galvanomagnetic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does magnetotaxis come from?

The word magnetotaxis breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: magnet, from Greek magnes (“lodestone, magnet (stone of Magnesia)”); o, from Greek -o- (“combining vowel”); and taxis, from Greek taxis (“arrangement, ordering; directed movement (from tassein 'to arrange')”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.