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chemoreceptivity

chemoreceptivity noun: the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus.

Noun

chemoreceptivity (uncountable)

  1. the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus

Origin of chemoreceptivity

From chemo- + receptivity.

Questions about chemoreceptivity

What does chemoreceptivity mean?
Chemoreceptivity means the ability of a sense organ to respond to a chemical stimulus.
What part of speech is chemoreceptivity?
Chemoreceptivity is a noun.

Words near chemoreceptivity in the dictionary

  1. chemoradiotherapies
  2. chemoradiotherapy
  3. chemoreception
  4. chemoreceptions
  5. chemoreceptive
  6. chemoreceptivity
  7. chemoreceptor
  8. chemoreceptor trigger zone
  9. chemoreceptorial
  10. chemoreceptors
  11. chemoreduction

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