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Noun: chemoreceptor  `ke-mow`ri'sep-tu(r) or `kee-mow`ri'sep-tu(r)
  1. A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

Derived forms: chemoreceptors

See also: chemoreceptive

Type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor

Encyclopedia: Chemoreceptor