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chemoreceptor en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English receptor English chemoreceptor From chemo- + receptor.

Meanings

  1. 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

Forms

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chemoreceptors Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

chemoreceptor trigger zone · chemoreceptorial

Relateds

chemosensory · chemoreception

Translations (5)

kmr kîmîwergir (sense organ) · es quimiorreceptor (sense organ) · ru хемореце́птор (sense organ) · kmr kîmîkewergir (sense organ) · sv kemoreceptor (sense organ)