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chemesthesis

chemesthesis noun: any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor.

Noun

chemesthesis (uncountable)

  1. Any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor.

Origin of chemesthesis

From chemo- + -esthesis.

Questions about chemesthesis

What does chemesthesis mean?
Chemesthesis means any sensation produced when a chemical compound activates a particular receptor.
What part of speech is chemesthesis?
Chemesthesis is a noun.

Words near chemesthesis in the dictionary

  1. ChemCam
  2. Chemehuevi
  3. chemerin
  4. Chemerne
  5. Chemeryntsi
  6. chemesthesis
  7. chemesthetic
  8. chemestry
  9. chemexfoliation
  10. chemi-
  11. chemiatric

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