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chemoreceptor

American  
[kee-moh-ri-sep-ter, kem-oh-] / ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp tər, ˌkɛm oʊ- /

noun

Physiology.

  1. a receptor stimulated by chemical means.

chemoreceptor British  
/ ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə /

noun

  1. a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation

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Etymology

Origin of chemoreceptor

First recorded in 1905–10; chemo- + receptor

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