autochemotactic en · ADJ
Etymology
From auto- + chemotactic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself.
We demonstrate that active rotations in chemically signalling particles, such as autochemotactic {\it E. coli} close to walls, create a route for pattern formation based on a nonlinear yet deterministic instability mechanism.
2016, Benno Liebchen, Michael E. Cates, Davide Marenduzzo, “Pattern Formation in Chemically Interacting Active Rotors with Self-Propulsion”, in arXiv: