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Noun: chemoreceptor  ,kee-mow,ri'sep-tu(r) or ,ke-mow,ri'sep-tu(r)
  1. A sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
    "Taste buds on the tongue contain chemoreceptors"

Derived forms: chemoreceptors

Type of: receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor

Encyclopedia: Chemoreceptor