receptor
English
Etymology
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Borrowed from Old French receptour or Latin receptor.
Pronunciation
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Noun
receptor (plural receptors)
- (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- In the target organ, the drug is recognised by ‘receptors’. These are large molecules, usually proteins, to which the drug binds tightly and with a high degree of specificity.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 24)
- (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
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a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
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any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptors, feminine plural receptores)
Etymology 2
Noun
receptor m (plural receptors)
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Portuguese
Adjective
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- Alternative form of recetor
Noun
receptor m (plural es, feminine receptora, feminine plural receptoras) (Brazilian spelling)
- Alternative form of recetor
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Noun
receptor m (plural receptores)
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