chemosensation

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

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 sensation

English chemosensation

From chemo- + sensation.

Noun

chemosensation (countable and uncountable, plural chemosensations)

1. (neurology) The sensing of chemical stimuli

   Hyponyms: smell, taste

   Coordinate terms: mechanosensation, thermosensation

Related terms

• chemosensitive
• chemosensory
• chemotaxis