acceptor
One who acceptsOne who accepts.
» Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.
Meaning
7 sensesOne who accepts.
акцепта́нтakceptánt
the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.
Examples
3 sentencesOxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.
In redox reactions, the oxidizing agent is the electron acceptor and becomes reduced.
The acceptor acknowledges that all terms and conditions have been read and understood.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English acceptour, from Latin acceptor, with the meanings from accept.From Middle English acceptour, from Latin acceptor, with the meanings from accept.
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