Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemosensation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chemosen-sa-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The sensing of chemical stimuli

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sensation English chemosensation From chemo- + sensation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

chemosensations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

chemosensitive chemosensory chemotaxis mechanosensation thermosensation

Questions

What does chemosensation mean?: The sensing of chemical stimuli
Where does chemosensation come from?: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English sensation English chemosensation From chemo- + sensation.

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