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chemoreceptor

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(-ri sep′tər)

noun

a component of a nerve ending, esp. a protein, that binds chemicals that stimulate sensations of taste, smell, etc.

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noun

A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell or taste, that responds to chemical stimuli.

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