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chemonociceptor

chemonociceptor noun: a nociceptor that responds to a chemical stimulus.

Noun

chemonociceptor (plural chemonociceptors)

  1. A nociceptor that responds to a chemical stimulus

Forms of chemonociceptor

pluralchemonociceptors

Origin of chemonociceptor

From chemo- + nociceptor.

Questions about chemonociceptor

What does chemonociceptor mean?
Chemonociceptor means a nociceptor that responds to a chemical stimulus.
What part of speech is chemonociceptor?
Chemonociceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of chemonociceptor?
The plural of chemonociceptor is chemonociceptors.

Words near chemonociceptor in the dictionary

  1. chemonastic
  2. chemonasty
  3. chemonaïve
  4. chemonociception
  5. chemonociceptive
  6. chemonociceptor
  7. chemonociceptors
  8. chemonucleolysis
  9. chemoorganoheterotroph
  10. chemoorganoheterotrophic
  11. chemoorganoheterotrophically

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