chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor
Definition
chemo·recep·tor (--ri sep′tər)
noun
a component of a nerve ending, esp. a protein, that binds chemicals that stimulate sensations of taste, smell, etc.
che′mo·recep′·tive adjective
chemoreceptor
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- span: Each operon has some genes which encode cytoplasmic rather than membrane spanning chemoreceptors.
Modifies a noun
Browse dictionary entries near chemoreceptor
- chemoprophylaxis
- chemoautotrophic
- chemo-
- chemo
- Chemnitz
- chemistry
- chemist
- chemisorb
- chemisette
- chemise
