Etymology

chemoreception

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Today it means: the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus Full definition →

English reception ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishreception
  4. English todaychemoreception

From chemo- + reception.

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