Etymology

chemoperception

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Today it means: A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds) Full definition →

English perception ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishperception
  4. English todaychemoperception

From chemo- + perception.

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