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chemical sense

n :  a nervous mechanism for the physiological reception of and response to chemical stimulation : specif  :  the central nervous process (as in smelling and tasting) initiated by excitation of special receptors sensitive to chemical substances in solution - compare CHEMORECEPTOR  .
 
 

 
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