noun🔗ShareOne who accepts."The bank was the acceptor of the check, agreeing to process it and transfer the funds. "personbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted."The store owner is the acceptor of the payment for the new computer. "businessfinancelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond."In a chemistry experiment, the oxygen atom acted as an acceptor, readily bonding with electrons released by the metal. "chemistrycompoundsubstancescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid"The tRNA acceptor, charged with its specific amino acid, then delivers it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. "biologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor"The boron atom acts as an acceptor in the silicon crystal, creating positive charge carriers. "materialchemistryphysicselectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA cluster of skin cells that respond to pain"The doctor explained that the inflamed area on my hand had an increased number of acceptors, making it very sensitive to even a light touch. "physiologyanatomymedicinebodyorgansensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted."The spam filter acts as an acceptor; it analyzes each email and signals whether to accept it into your inbox or reject it as spam. "computingmachineelectronicstechnicalscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
