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chemoreception

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chemoreception

Main Entry:: che·mo·re·cep·tion
Pronunciation:: \-ri-ˈsep-shən\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date:: 1919

: the physiological reception of chemical stimuli

— che·mo·re·cep·tive

\-ˈsep-tiv\ adjective

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