chemoreceptor
About 0.20 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
Similar words
chemoreception chemonociceptor chemosensibility chemiresistor chemomarker chemoorganotroph chemoselection chemospecificity chemoattractand chemoorganotrophy
Often followed by
trigger stimulation activity cells reflexes discharge function response reflex
Word family
chemoreceptors
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