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chemosensory

che·mo·sen·so·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kee-moh-sen-suh-ree, kem-oh-]
    • /ˌki moʊˈsɛn sə ri, ˌkɛm oʊ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kee-moh-sen-suh-ree, kem-oh-]
    • /ˌki moʊˈsɛn sə ri, ˌkɛm oʊ-/

Definitions of chemosensory word

  • adjective chemosensory sensitive to chemical stimuli, as the sensory nerve endings that mediate taste and smell. 1
  • noun chemosensory (of a sense organ or receptor) responsive to chemical stimuli. 1
  • adjective chemosensory of, or relating to a chemosensor, or to the perception of chemical signals by the senses; especially of the perception of taste and smell. 0
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Origin of chemosensory

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; chemo- + sensory

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Parts of speech for Chemosensory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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chemosensory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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