noun Download 🔗Share One who accepts. Examples : "The bank was the acceptor of the check, agreeing to process it and transfer the funds. " person business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted. Examples : "The store owner is the acceptor of the payment for the new computer. " business finance law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond. Examples : "In a chemistry experiment, the oxygen atom acted as an acceptor, readily bonding with electrons released by the metal. " chemistry compound substance science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid Examples : "The tRNA acceptor, charged with its specific amino acid, then delivers it to the ribosome for protein synthesis. " biology biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor Examples : "The boron atom acts as an acceptor in the silicon crystal, creating positive charge carriers. " material chemistry physics electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain Examples : "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. " physiology anatomy medicine body organ sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted. Examples : "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. " computing machine electronics technical science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading