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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.

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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