chemoreceptive

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adjective

able to respond to a chemical stimulus

OriginEnglish receptive ← Middle English receptive ← Medieval Latin receptivus →
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Meanings

adjectivechemoreceptive (comparative more chemoreceptive, superlative most chemoreceptive)

comparative more chemoreceptive · superlative most chemoreceptive

  1. able to respond to a chemical stimulus

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Latinreceptus
  4. Medieval Latinreceptivus
  5. Middle Englishreceptive
  6. Englishreceptive
  7. Englishchemoreceptive

From chemo- + receptive.

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APA

chemoreceptive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoreceptive

MLA

“chemoreceptive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoreceptive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemoreceptive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemoreceptive.

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