chemosensory

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adjective

of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell

OriginEnglish sensory ← Middle English sense ← Old French sens →
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Meanings

adjectivechemosensory (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  2. Ancient Greekχῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
  3. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)
  4. Arabicالْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)
  5. Medieval Latinalchēmia
  6. Ancient Greekχυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
  7. New Latinchēmīa
  8. Englishchemo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*sent-
  10. Proto-Italic*sentiō
  11. Latinsentiō
  12. Latinsēnsu
  13. Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
  14. Frankish*sinn
  15. Vulgar Latin*sennus
  16. Old Frenchsens
  17. Middle Englishsense
  18. Englishsense
  19. Englishsensory
  20. Englishchemosensory

From chemo- + sensory.

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Translations

Spanish quimiosensorial
  • quimiosensorialof or relating to a chemosensor

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with chemosensory

sensorydispensarysomatosensorymultisensoryextrasensorysuspensoryaudiosensoryauditosensorybiosensorybisensoryelectrosensorygenitosensoryhemisensoryhygrosensoryincensoryintersensorylaterosensorymagnetosensorymechanosensorymonosensoryneurosensorynonsensoryorosensoryosmosensory
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Cite this entry
APA

chemosensory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosensory

MLA

“chemosensory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosensory. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chemosensory,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chemosensory.

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