- chemoreception
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1919 the physiological reception of chemical stimuli • chemoreceptive adjective
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chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by … Universalium
chemoreception — the ability to sense chemicals in the environment, e.g. sharks and blood … Dictionary of ichthyology
chemoreception — noun the physiological response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus See Also: chemoreceptive, chemoreceptivity … Wiktionary
chemoreception — The ability to perceive chemicals in the environment that are odorants or tastants. SYN: chemosensation. * * * che·mo·re·cep·tion ri sep shən n the physiological reception of chemical stimuli che·mo·re·cep·tive sep tiv adj * * *… … Medical dictionary
chemoreception — n. physiological reaction to a chemical stimulus … English contemporary dictionary
chemoreception — chemo·reception … English syllables
chemoreception — che•mo•re•cep•tion [[t]ˌki moʊ rɪˈsɛp ʃən, ˌkɛm oʊ [/t]] n. phl the physiological response to chemical stimuli • Etymology: 1915 che mo•re•cep′tive, adj … From formal English to slang
chemoreception — … Useful english dictionary
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