Chemoreceptor. Definition. noun, plural: chemoreceptors. (1) A sensory nerve cell or sense organ, as of smell, or taste, that are able to detect and respond to chemical stimuli. (2) A sensory receptor that detects chemical stimuli in the environment and relay that information to the central nervous system.
In July 2003, Nike paid $309 million to acquire Converse. Nike approached the 1980s revival around 2005 to relaunch the footwear of choice of that decade, and the Chucks quickly became a cultural phenomenon once again.
In 1957 Ogden bought EIMCO Corporation, a firm concerned with mining, and its subsidiaries. Ogden sold two subsidiaries in 1958. Both Syntex International, S.A. and Chemical Specialties, Inc. were sold. Ogden then took control of Avondale Marine Ways, Inc., through a subsidiary, as well as all stock in Avoncraft Construction Company in 1959.