chemoreceptor

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noun

a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor

OriginEnglish receptor ← New Latin chēmīa →
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Meanings

nounchemoreceptor (plural chemoreceptors)

plural chemoreceptors

  1. a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor

Origin

  1. New Latinchēmīa
  2. Englishchemo-
  3. Englishreceptor
  4. Englishchemoreceptor

From chemo- + receptor.

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Translations

Russian хемореце́птор
  • хемореце́птор (xemorecéptor)sense organ
Spanish quimiorreceptor
  • quimiorreceptorsense organ
Swedish kemoreceptor
  • kemoreceptorsense organ
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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