chemoreception

chemoreception
The ability to perceive chemicals in the environment that are odorants or tastants. SYN: chemosensation.

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che·mo·re·cep·tion -ri-'sep-shən n the physiological reception of chemical stimuli
che·mo·re·cep·tive -'sep-tiv adj

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che·mo·re·cep·tion (ke″mo-re-sepґshən) the response of a sensory nerve or organ to chemical stimuli in the surrounding medium.

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