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receptor

noun

re·​cep·​tor ri-ˈsep-tər How to pronounce receptor (audio)
: receiver: such as
a
: a cell or group of cells that receives stimuli : sense organ
b
: a chemical group or molecule (such as a protein) on the cell surface or in the cell interior that has an affinity for a specific chemical group, molecule, or virus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The receptor has proven crucial to understanding the neuropharmacology of the psychedelic experience induced by classical hallucinogens. Wired, 28 July 2022 Li and Tye are hopeful that scientists could one day tweak neurotensin signals to help those living with these common conditions, perhaps with molecules that target the neurotensin receptor. Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 23 July 2022 These findings raised the possibility that PTSD in mothers and fathers might lead to different epigenetic changes on the glucocorticoid receptor in children. Rachel Yehuda, Scientific American, 18 June 2022 This means that if one human-smell receptor isn’t working for some reason, the bugs have a backup. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Aug. 2022 The mosaic nanoparticle vaccine has eight different receptor binding domains (RBDs), shown in different colors on the surface of the nanoparticle. Wired, 28 July 2022 Additionally, the researchers also pinpointed the neurons in the brain that are critical to how the receptor regulates appetite. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 14 July 2022 First, mifepristone blocks the body’s receptor for the hormone progesterone, thereby disrupting the gestation process in its early stages. Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 5 July 2022 According to Daly, a key gene for susceptibility is ACE-2 — an enzyme that has been identified as the receptor at which the virus invades our cells. Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of receptor was in 1898

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