"chemoreceptive" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more chemoreceptive [comparative], most chemoreceptive [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive English chemoreceptive From chemo- + receptive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chemo-|receptive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree New Latin chēmīader. English chemo- Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive English chemoreceptive [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "New Latin", "term" : "chēmīa", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la-new" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "participle", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "receptus", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Medieval Latin", "term" : "receptivus", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la-med" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "receptive", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "receptive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chemoreceptive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chemoreceptive"> From chemo- + receptive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} chemoreceptive (comparative more chemoreceptive, superlative most chemoreceptive)
  1. (of a sense organ) able to respond to a chemical stimulus Related terms: chemoreception
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