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Noun: chemoattractant
  1. A substance inducing positive chemotaxis in motile cells.
    "The major role of chemokines is to act as a chemoattractant to guide the migration of cells."

Derived forms: chemoattractants

Type of: agent

Encyclopedia: Chemoattractant

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