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• elastomer — elastomeric /i las teuh mer ik/, adj. /i las teuh meuhr/, n. Chem. an elastic substance occurring naturally, as natural rubber, or produced synthetically, as butyl rubber or neoprene. [1935 40; ELAST(IC) + O + Gk méros a part] * * * ▪ chemical… …   Universalium

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium

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• Shape theory of olfaction — The Shape theory of smell states that a molecule s particular smell is due to a lock and key mechanism by which a scent molecule fits into olfactory receptors in the nasal epithelium. HistoryIn 1949, R.W. Moncrieff published an article in… …   Wikipedia

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