First Known Use: 1906
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chemoreceptor
noun che·mo·re·cep·tor \-ri-ˈsep-tər\
Definition of CHEMORECEPTOR
: a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli
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chemoreceptor
noun che·mo·re·cep·tor \-ri-ˈsep-tər\
Medical Definition of CHEMORECEPTOR
: a sense organ (as a taste bud) responding to chemical stimuli
Variants of CHEMORECEPTOR
che·mo·re·cep·tor also che·mo·cep·tor \ˈkē-mō-ˌsep-tər also ˈkem-ō-\
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