Noun
receptor (plural receptors)
- (obsolete) One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive.
- Coordinate terms: receiptor, resetter
- 1585, Fleetwood, in 1824, Henry Ellis, Original letters, illustrative of English history, page 297:
- […] fewe that were there did spend the same daie abowte the searchinge out of sundrye that were receptors of ffelons, where we fownd a greate manye aswell in London, Westminster, Sowthwarke, as in all other places abowte the same.
1609, William Barlow, Answer to a nameless Catholic's censure, page 13:The kind Receptors of the Fugitiues after the Detection.
1660, Virginia statue, The Statutes at Large, Virginia, published 1809, page 538:An act […] Against pyrats, their assistors or abettors, out-traidors or receptors, against breakers of the admirall's arrestments and attachments against goods forbidden,
- (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, page 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.
- (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Translations
a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛˈt͡sɛp.tɔr/
- Rhymes: -ɛptɔr
- Syllabification: re‧cep‧tor
Noun
receptor m pers
- (biochemistry, medicine) sensory receptor (protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli)
- (biology) receptor (any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli)
- sensor (automatic warning device, sensitive to changes in certain physical quantities)
- Synonyms: czujka, czujnik, sensor
Declension
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receptorem |
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receptorach |
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receptorze |
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Further reading
- receptor in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- receptor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoʁ/ [he.se.piˈtoh], /ʁe.sepˈtoʁ/ [he.sepˈtoh]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoʁ/ [he.se.piˈtoh], /ʁe.sepˈtoʁ/ [he.sepˈtoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoɾ/ [he.se.piˈtoɾ], /ʁe.sepˈtoɾ/ [he.sepˈtoɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈtoʁ/ [χe.se.piˈtoχ], /ʁe.sepˈtoʁ/ [χe.sepˈtoχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈtoɻ/ [he.sepˈtoɻ], /ʁe.se.piˈtoɻ/ [he.se.piˈtoɻ]
Adjective
receptor m or n (feminine singular receptoare, masculine plural receptori, feminine and neuter plural receptoare)
- receiving
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Noun
receptor n (plural receptoare)
- receiver
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Noun
receptor m (plural receptori)
- (medicine) receptor
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /reθebˈtoɾ/ [re.θeβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /resebˈtoɾ/ [re.seβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: re‧cep‧tor