"receptor" meaning in English

See receptor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ [UK], /ɹɪˈsɛp.tɚ/ [Canada, General-American], /ɹɪˈsep.tə/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-receptor.wav Forms: receptors [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“I hold”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{inh|en|enm|receptour}} Middle English receptour, {{der|en|fro|receptour}} Old French receptour, {{der|en|la|receptōrius}} Latin receptōrius Head templates: {{en-noun}} receptor (plural receptors)
  1. (obsolete) One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-receptor-en-noun-XZ1eBP9S
  2. (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. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Medicine Translations (a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli): 受體 (Chinese Cantonese), 受体 (sau⁶ tai²) (Chinese Cantonese), 受體 (Chinese Mandarin), 受体 (shòutǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), receptor [masculine] (Czech), přijímač [masculine] (Czech), reseptori (Finnish), récepteur (French), Rezeptor [masculine] (German), gabhdóir [masculine] (Irish), recettore [masculine] (Italian), wergir [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), receptor [masculine] (Polish), receptor (Portuguese), receptor [masculine] (Romanian), receptor (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-receptor-en-noun-vwA--dJJ Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, medicine, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli': 2 69 29
  3. (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli): reseptori (Finnish), récepteur (French), Rezeptor [masculine] (German), Rezeptorzelle [feminine] (German), gabhdóir [masculine] (Irish), recettore [masculine] (Italian), қабылдағыш (qabyldağyş) (Kazakh), рецептор (reseptor) (Kazakh), paerongo (Maori), xaneya wergir [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), receptor [masculine] (Polish), receptor (Portuguese), receptor [masculine] (Romanian), реце́птор (recéptor) [masculine] (Russian), receptor (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-receptor-en-noun-V~XrB7aN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 6 entries, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 26 50 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 18 23 59 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 19 24 58 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 20 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 0 0 3 3 14 13 7 6 22 22 1 0 1 1 0 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 27 22 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 18 61 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 24 23 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 30 17 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 15 26 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 26 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 20 17 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 19 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 20 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 26 19 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 19 18 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 19 60 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli': 2 4 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: angiotensin receptor blocker, ceptor, continuous erythropoietin receptor activator, counterreceptor, gasoreceptor, postreceptor Related terms: effector

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli",
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      "word": "receptor"
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      "sense": "a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli",
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      "sense": "any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli",
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      "sense": "any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli",
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      "word": "Rezeptor"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Rezeptorzelle"
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