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gasoreceptor

gasoreceptor noun: a specialized protein that detects and responds to gaseous molecules or gasotransmitters, triggering cellular signals or responses.

Noun

gasoreceptor (plural gasoreceptors)

  1. A specialized protein that detects and responds to gaseous molecules or gasotransmitters, triggering cellular signals or responses.

Forms of gasoreceptor

pluralgasoreceptors

Origin of gasoreceptor

From gaso- + receptor.

Questions about gasoreceptor

What does gasoreceptor mean?
Gasoreceptor means a specialized protein that detects and responds to gaseous molecules or gasotransmitters, triggering cellular signals or responses.
What part of speech is gasoreceptor?
Gasoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of gasoreceptor?
The plural of gasoreceptor is gasoreceptors.

Words near gasoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. gasometric
  2. gasometrical
  3. gasometrically
  4. gasometrics
  5. gasometry
  6. gasoreceptor
  7. gasoreceptors
  8. gasoscope
  9. gasoscopes
  10. gasotransmitter
  11. gasotransmitters

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