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chemoreceptor

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

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chemoreceptor

n. a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli

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Chemoreceptor

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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The periplasm also features chemoreceptors, the bacterial equivalent of nostrils or taste-buds.

Electromagnetic, mechanoreceptors, thermoreceptors, and chemoreceptors.