chemical signaling
nounUK /ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
US /ˈkɛmɪkəl ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/
Chemical signaling is how cells send messages to each other using tiny molecules.
Chemical signaling helps your body tell your brain when you are hungry.
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2. The process by which organisms release chemicals to communicate with others of their species.
Ants use chemical signaling to leave trails for other ants to follow.
3. The study of how chemical messengers control body functions in biology.
Her research focuses on chemical signaling in the immune system.
4. The transmission of information through chemical means in industrial or environmental systems.
Sensors detected chemical signaling in the water that indicated a leak.