Definition of Chemoreceptive

1. Adjective. Of or relating to chemoreceptors.

Partainyms: Chemoreceptor

Definition of Chemoreceptive

1. Adjective. (context: of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chemoreceptive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chemoreceptive

chemophobia
chemophobic
chemophobics
chemopreventative
chemoprevention
chemopreventive
chemopreventives
chemoprophylactic
chemoprophylactics
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprotective
chemoradiation
chemoradiotherapy
chemoreception
chemoreceptions
chemoreceptive (current term)
chemoreceptivity
chemoreceptor
chemoreceptor tumour
chemoreceptors
chemoreflex
chemorefractory
chemorepellant
chemorepellent
chemorepellents
chemorepulsant
chemorepulsion
chemorepulsive
chemoresistance
chemoresistances

Literary usage of Chemoreceptive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biotechnology for the Twenty-First Century by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... of the blue crab have been used as a source of chemoreceptive nerve fibers that have been incorporated into biosensors for measurement of amino acids. ..."

2. Health Effects of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke: The Report of the edited by Lauren Zeise, Amy J. Dunn (2000)
"Cain, WS, Murphy, CL Interaction between chemoreceptive modalities of odor and irritation. Nature 284(5753):255-257, 1980. Cain, WS, Tosun, T., See, LC., ..."

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