According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
RECEPTOR
receptor
(noun) a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
receptor (plural receptors)
(biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
(biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Source: Wiktionary
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INCURRING
(noun) acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable); “incurring debts is easier than paying them”
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