receptor
nounEtymology
From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”).
- derived from receptōrius
- derived from receptour
- inherited from receptour
Definitions
A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed…
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.
- 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.
- White blood cells of the immune system, the gut and the spleen also have another type of cannabinoid receptor, known as CB2.
Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
One who receives something or someone
One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive.
- […] 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.
- The kind Receptors of the Fugitiues after the Detection.
- An act […] Against pyrats, their assistors or abettors, out-traidors or receptors, against breakers of the admirall's arrestments and attachments against goods forbidden,
The neighborhood
- neighboreffector
- neighboracetylcholine receptor
- neighboradrenergic receptor
- neighboralpha-receptor
- neighboraquareceptor
- neighborbeneceptor
- neighborcannabinoid receptor
- neighborchimeric antigen receptor
- neighborco-receptor
- neighborexteroceptor
- neighborFc receptor
- neighborgasoreceptor
Derived
adrenoreceptor, angiotensin receptor blocker, aporeceptor, autoreceptor, bioreceptor, ceptor, chemoreceptor, continuous erythropoietin receptor activator, coreceptor, counterreceptor, electroreceptor, enteroreceptor, exteroreceptor, gasoreceptor, glycoreceptor, gravireceptor, heteroreceptor, holoreceptor, hydroreceptor, immunoreceptor, interreceptor, isoreceptor, magnetoreceptor, mechanoreceptor, metaboreceptor, minireceptor, multireceptor, -nercept, nercept, neuroreceptor, neutroceptor, nonreceptor, osmoreceptor, perireceptor, phosphoreceptor, postreceptor, protoreceptor, pseudoreceptor, purinoceptor, radioreceptor · +11 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at receptor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at receptor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at receptor
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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