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Answer for the clue "A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli ", 13 letters:
chemoreceptor

Word definitions for chemoreceptor in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
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 Word definitions in Wikipedia
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.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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.