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ACCEPTOR
acceptor
(noun) the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures
acceptor
(noun) (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
acceptor (plural acceptors)
One who accepts.
(legal, 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
(comptheory) A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cept"or (#; 277), n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.),
Definition: one who accepts an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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