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receptor

9 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. receptor (noun)
  2. alpha-receptor (noun)
  3. beta-receptor (noun)
  4. contact receptor (noun)
  5. distance receptor (noun)
  6. egg receptor (noun)
  7. somesthetic receptor (noun)
  8. sperm receptor (noun)
  9. stretch receptor (noun)

re·cep·tor

noun \ri-ˈsep-tər\

Definition of RECEPTOR

: receiver: as a : a cell or group of cells that receives stimuli : sense organ b : a chemical group or molecule (as a protein) on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus
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First Known Use of RECEPTOR

1898

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