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
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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
