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A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
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chemoreceptor
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n. a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
Wikipedia
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A chemoreceptor , also known as chemosensor , is a sensory receptor that transduces a chemical signal into an action potential . In more general terms, a chemosensor detects certain chemical stimuli in the environment.
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n. a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
Usage examples of chemoreceptor.
The periplasm also features chemoreceptors, the bacterial equivalent of nostrils or taste-buds.
Electromagnetic, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and chemoreceptors.