acceptor
IPA: ʌksˈɛptɝ
noun
- One who accepts.
- (law, commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
- (chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
- (biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
- (physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
- (physiology) A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain
- (computing theory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.
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Examples of "acceptor" in Sentences
- A perfect example is the bill acceptor.
- The electron acceptor is molecular oxygen.
- The preferred acceptor is calcium carbonate.
- The halogen serves as terminal electron acceptor.
- NADH is the electron donor and O2 is the electron acceptor.
- In aerobic organisms, oxygen is used as the electron acceptor.
- The acceptor requires periodic cleaning to prevent malfunctioning.
- In this example, A would be the donor, and B would be the acceptor.
- If the acceptor is another sugar, the product is an oligosaccharide.
- In this context, the oxidizing agent is called an electron acceptor.
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