3. Glossary

chemoreceptor; chemoreceptor

Specialized sensory receptor cell that responds to a chemical substance (endogenous or induced) and generates a biological signal. Also known as a chemosensor.

aromatic compound; flavor compound

Volatile molecule with low molar mass whose partial pressure, under normal temperature and pressure conditions, is sufficiently high for this molecule to be partially in the gaseous state and to cause a stimulus on contact with the olfactory mucosa.

enantiomer; enantiomer

Each of two molecular entities that are mirror images of each other and cannot be superimposed.

olfactory epithelium; epithélium olfactif

The mucous membrane of the nasal cavity, whose main function is to detect odorous molecules...