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chemodetection

chemodetection noun: detection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound.

Noun

chemodetection (countable and uncountable, plural chemodetections)

  1. detection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound

Forms of chemodetection

pluralchemodetections

Origin of chemodetection

From chemo- + detection.

Questions about chemodetection

What does chemodetection mean?
Chemodetection means detection of an organism (typically a host or parasite) by identification of a characteristic chemical compound.
What part of speech is chemodetection?
Chemodetection is a noun.
What is the plural of chemodetection?
The plural of chemodetection is chemodetections.

Words near chemodetection in the dictionary

  1. chemodenervation
  2. chemodenervations
  3. chemodenitrification
  4. chemodenitrifications
  5. chemodensity
  6. chemodetection
  7. chemodetections
  8. chemodifferentiation
  9. chemodisruptive
  10. chemodiversity
  11. chemodosimeter

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