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chemoreceptor

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kē′mō ri sep′tər, kem′ō-)

che•mo•re•cep•tor (kē′mō ri sep′tər, kem′ō-),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]

Physiologya receptor stimulated by chemical means.

chemo- + receptor 1905–10

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chemoreceptor /ˌkɛməʊrɪˈsɛptə/, chemoceptor /ˌkɛməʊˈsɛptə/ n

a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation

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