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che·mo·re·cep·tion
![](/images/syllable_hide.gif) chemoreception
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- pronunciation:
- ki
mo
rih
sep
sh
n
[or]
ke
mo
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sh n
part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the response of a sense organ or nerve ending to a chemical stimulus.
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derivations: |
chemoreceptive (adj.), chemoreceptivity (n.) |
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