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chemoperception

chemoperception noun: a specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds).

Noun

chemoperception (plural chemoperceptions)

  1. A specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds)

Forms of chemoperception

pluralchemoperceptions

Origin of chemoperception

From chemo- + perception.

Questions about chemoperception

What does chemoperception mean?
Chemoperception means a specific response by an organism to the presence of a specific chemical compound (or class of compounds).
What part of speech is chemoperception?
Chemoperception is a noun.
What is the plural of chemoperception?
The plural of chemoperception is chemoperceptions.

Words near chemoperception in the dictionary

  1. chemoorganotrophically
  2. chemoorganotrophs
  3. chemoorganotrophy
  4. chemopallidectomies
  5. chemopallidectomy
  6. chemoperception
  7. chemoperceptions
  8. chemoperfusate
  9. chemoperfusates
  10. chemoperfusion
  11. chemoperfusions

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