chemoreceptor

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Synonyms: thermoreceptor, chemoreception, chemoreceptors, chemoceptor, rheoreceptor

Antonyms: thermoreceptor, chemoreception, chemoreceptors, chemoceptor, rheoreceptor

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Noun

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

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