Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chemoreceptor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
chemore-cep-tor
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor

Etymology

Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English receptor English chemoreceptor From chemo- + receptor.

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What does chemoreceptor mean?
a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor
Where does chemoreceptor come from?
Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- English receptor English chemoreceptor From chemo- + receptor.

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