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Chemoreception

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arthropodnounAn invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
chemoreceptornouna 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
chemosensibilitynoun(chemistry) sensibility to (specific classes of) chemicals
chemonociceptornounA nociceptor that responds to a chemical stimulus
chemoorganotrophynounThe property of being chemoorganotrophic.
chemoselectionnoun(chemistry) The selection of a reagent etc. on the basis of chemoselectivity
chemiresistornounA resistor whose resistance depends on its chemical environment
chemoattractivitynounAlternative form of chemoattraction. [(biochemistry) The action of a chemoattractant]
enantiorecognitionnounThe physical or chemical sensing and recognition of enantiomers
chemochromenoun(biology) A chemical pigment.
chemoresistancenoun(medicine) The resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy.
semiochemicalnoun(biochemistry) Any substance, produced by an organism, that provokes a response in individuals of the same or different species
chemospecificitynoun(chemistry) chemoselectivity
chemoattractandnoun(biochemistry) The thing attracted by a chemoattractant
infochemicalnounA chemical compound carrying information that is employed by organisms that cannot communicate using acoustic signals
chemiexcitationnoun(physical chemistry) The generation of an electronically excited molecule by a chemical reaction of reactants in their ground state
chemoselectivitynounThe preferential reaction of a chemical reagent with one of two or more different functional groups.
chemophorenoun(organic chemistry) The molecular framework responsible for a compound's biological activity
chemismnoun(obsolete, chemistry) chemical attraction
photochirogenesisnoun(chemistry, physics) The photochemical induction of molecular chirality.

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