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chemoreceptor
[ kee-moh-ri-sep-ter, kem-oh- ]
/ ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp tər, ˌkɛm oʊ- /
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noun Physiology.
a receptor stimulated by chemical means.
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How to use chemoreceptor in a sentence
These are mechanoreceptor cells sensitive to the finest details of touch and texture, and chemoreceptors that sense smell or taste.
British Dictionary definitions for chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
chemoceptor
/ (ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə) /
noun
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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