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receptor
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French receptour or Latin receptor.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???s?p.t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /????s?p.t?/
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.
Derived terms
Related terms
- effector
Translations
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /r?.s?p?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /re.sep?to?/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptors, feminine plural receptores)
- receptive
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin receptor.
Noun
receptor m (plural receptors)
- receptor
Related terms
Portuguese
Adjective
receptor m (feminine singular receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras, comparable) (Brazilian orthography)
- Alternative form of recetor
Noun
receptor m (plural receptores, feminine receptora, feminine plural receptoras) (Brazilian orthography)
- Alternative form of recetor
Spanish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Adjective
receptor (feminine receptora, masculine plural receptores, feminine plural receptoras)
- receiving
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin receptorius.
Noun
receptor m (plural receptores)
- receiver, receptor, recipient
- (baseball) catcher
Related terms
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reception
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French reception, from Latin recepti? (“the act of receiving; reception”), from recipi? (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capi? (“I hold”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???s?p.?n?/
Noun
reception (countable and uncountable, plural receptions)
- The act of receiving.
- (uncountable, electronics) The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
- We have poor TV reception in the valley.
- The new system provides exceptional quality of the reception signal.
- A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.
- After the wedding we proceeded to the reception.
- A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.
- The ambassador's jokes met a cold reception.
- The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.
- (Britain, education) The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.
- (law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.
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Synonyms
- (desk where guests are received): front desk
Derived terms
- reception center, reception centre
- reception desk
- receptionist
- reception room
Related terms
- receptacle
- receptive
- receptible
- receptor
- receive
Translations
Anagrams
- pre-notice, prenotice
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from French réception, English reception, from Latin receptio.
Noun
reception c
- a reception, a front desk
- a reception, a social welcoming event
Declension
Synonyms
- intagning (i en orden)
- mottagning
- vakt
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