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.
When did the converse shoes come out? They were first produced in 1917 as the All-Star, Converse's attempt to capture the basketball shoe market.   The Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star is the most successful shâ¦oe in history, according to sources, over 750 million pairs had been sold worldwide by the year 2000.