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chemoreception

[ kee-moh-ri-sep-shuhn, kem-oh- ]

noun

  1. the physiological response to chemical stimuli.


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Other Words From

  • che·mo·re·cep·tive [kee-moh-ri-, sep, -tiv, kem-oh-], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chemoreception1

First recorded in 1915–20; chemo- + reception
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Example Sentences

But according to the poster abstract for the study, presented at the 2003 meeting of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, the average weight loss was 5.6 pounds.

At a meeting earlier this year of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences, Ben-Shahar even hosted a symposium entirely devoted to sensory receptors that crop up in unexpected places.

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