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chemoreception

chemoreception noun: the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus.

Noun

chemoreception (countable and uncountable, plural chemoreceptions)

  1. the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus

chemoreception meaning in Tamil

chemoreception in Tamil

வேதியல் உணர்வு

Forms of chemoreception

pluralchemoreceptions

Origin of chemoreception

From chemo- + reception.

Questions about chemoreception

What does chemoreception mean?
Chemoreception means the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus.
What is chemoreception in Tamil?
Chemoreception in Tamil is வேதியல் உணர்வு. See Chemoreception meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chemoreception?
Chemoreception is a noun.
What is the plural of chemoreception?
The plural of chemoreception is chemoreceptions.

Words near chemoreception in the dictionary

  1. chemoradiosensitivity
  2. chemoradiosensitize
  3. chemoradiotherapeutic
  4. chemoradiotherapies
  5. chemoradiotherapy
  6. chemoreception
  7. chemoreceptions
  8. chemoreceptive
  9. chemoreceptivity
  10. chemoreceptor
  11. chemoreceptor trigger zone

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