Usage Note
Geruchsrezeptor is one of hundreds of receptor types in the nasal epithelium that detect odour molecules. The 2004 Nobel Prize for their discovery attracted wide German media coverage; the term is thus known beyond specialist circles.
Examples
"Menschen besitzen über 400 verschiedene Typen von Geruchsrezeptoren."
Natural Translation
Humans have more than 400 different types of olfactory receptors.
Literal Translation
Humans possess over 400 different types of smell-receptors.
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