chemoreceptor

English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ receptor

Noun

chemoreceptor (plural chemoreceptors)

  1. a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor

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