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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Origin of chemoreceptor

First recorded in 1905–10; chemo- + receptor

Words nearby chemoreceptor

chemonucleolysis, chemo-organotroph, chemopallidectomy, chemoprophylaxis, chemoreception, chemoreceptor, chemoreflex, chemosensory, Chemosh, chemosmosis, chemosphere

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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.
Inside the enigmatic minds of animals|Matthew Ponsford|October 24, 2022|MIT Technology Review

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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