Electropism

/ɪˈlɛktrəˌpɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The movement or turning of an organism in response to electrical stimulation or an electric field.

Etymology

From electro- (relating to electricity) combined with -pism (a suffix indicating movement or orientation). Derived from Greek elektron (amber) and -tropos (turning), with the suffix -ism indicating a process or condition.

Kelly Says

Plants and some bacteria actually respond to electrical fields in their environment, moving toward or away from electrical charges in ways similar to how they respond to light or gravity—it's called tropism, and electropism shows that electricity influences living things just like physical forces do.

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