chimiorécepteur

Definitions of chimiorécepteur
  1. noun
    a sensory receptor that responds to chemical stimuli
    synonyms: chémorécepteur
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    types:
    nez, organe de l'odorat
    the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
    museau
    a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
    nez
    informal terms for the nose
    type of:
    organe récepteur
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
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