chemosensation

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English

Etymology

From chemo- +‎ sensation.

Noun

chemosensation (countable and uncountable, plural chemosensations)

  1. (neurology) The sensing of chemical stimuli
    Hyponyms: smell, taste
    Coordinate terms: mechanosensation, thermosensation