chemodetection

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noun

detection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound

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Meanings

nounchemodetection (countable and uncountable, plural chemodetections)

plural chemodetections

  1. countableuncountablebiologydetection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound

Origin

From chemo- + detection.

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APA

chemodetection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodetection

MLA

“chemodetection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodetection. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemodetection,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemodetection.

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