chemoreception

American

[kee-moh-ri-sep-shuhn, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp ʃən, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

the physiological response to chemical stimuli.

Other Word Forms

chemoreceptive adjective

Etymology

Origin of chemoreception

First recorded in 1915–20; chemo- + reception

Example Sentences

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But according to the poster abstract for the study, presented at the 2003 meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, the average weight loss was 5.6 pounds.

From Seattle Times

At a meeting earlier this year of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Ben-Shahar even hosted a symposium entirely devoted to sensory receptors that crop up in unexpected places.

From Scientific American

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