Etymology

chemoreceptivity

Today it means: the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus Full definition →

English receptivity ← New Latin chēmīa
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  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishreceptivity
  4. English todaychemoreceptivity

From chemo- + receptivity.

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