单词 | chemical sense |
释义 | > as lemmaschemical sense chemical sense n. Biology any faculty that allows an organism to perceive chemical substances, esp. (in most vertebrates) the senses of taste and smell. ΚΠ 1856 Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Mental Pathol. 9 238 Taste is a chemical sense. 1940 G. S. Carter Gen. Zool. Invertebr. iv. 76 Some ciliates have immotile hairs and bristles which are very sensitive to mechanical stimulation and may also serve some chemical sense. 2006 Independent (Nexis) 5 July 9 [He]..is entertaining about the surprises that our chemical senses throw at us. < as lemmas |
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