chemoreception

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Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Hellenic *-mə
Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă)
Ancient Greek χῠ́μᾰ (khŭ́mă)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)
Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)bor.
Arabic الْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ)bor.
Medieval Latin alchēmia
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Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā)influ.
New Latin chēmīader.
English chemo-
English reception
English chemoreception

    From chemo- + reception.

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    Noun

    chemoreception (countable and uncountable, plural chemoreceptions)

    1. the physiological sensory response of a sense organ to a chemical stimulus

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