ALL meanings of chemoreceptor
che·mo·re·cep·tor
C c - noun chemoreceptor a sensory receptor in a biological cell membrane to which an external molecule binds to generate a smell or taste sensation 3
- noun chemoreceptor a component of a nerve ending, esp. a protein, that binds chemicals that stimulate sensations of taste, smell, etc. 3
- noun chemoreceptor a receptor stimulated by chemical means. 1
- noun chemoreceptor A sensory cell or organ responsive to chemical stimuli. 1
- noun chemoreceptor a sense organ, or one of its cells (such as those for the sense of taste or smell), that can respond to a chemical stimulus; a chemosensor. 0