Acceptor

Definitions: Acceptor

Acceptor

Noun

1. (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated.

2. The person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures.

Date "acceptor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1776. (references)

Etymology: Acceptor \Ac*cept"or\, noun. [Latin expression]. (Websters 1913)

Specialty Definitions: Acceptor

Domain	Definitions
Computing	Acceptor Finite State Machine. Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Aerospace	In transistors, the P-type semiconductor, the electrode containing trivalent impurities (boron, gallium, or indium) to increase the number of holes which can accept electrons. Contrast with donor. (references)
Business	The person who, by his signature, accepts a bill of exchange. Source: European Union. (references)
Chemistry	Acceptor:A substance which, while normally not oxidized by oxygen or reduced by hydrogen, can be oxidized or reduced in presence of a substance which is itself undergoing oxidation or reduction. Also an atom, molecule, or ion that is electron deficient and which can form a co-ordinate link with an electron donor. (1). Source: European Union. (references)
Economics	The party that signs 'accepted' on a draft or obligation, agreeing to pay the stated sum at maturity. (references)
Electrical Engineering	An imperfection in a crystal lattice which, when it is predominant, permits hole conduction by the acceptance of electrons. Source: European Union. (references)
	The combination of inductance and capacitance in series, so placed in the circuit as to offer a low impedance to the frequency to which it is tuned and a comparatively high impedance to all other frequencies. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	A substance which, while normally not oxidized by oxygen or reduced by hydrogen, can be oxidized or reduced in presence of a substance which is itself undergoing oxidation or reduction. (references)
Mining	A charge of explosives or blasting agent receiving an impulse from anexploding donor charge. Syn:receptor. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: Acceptor

English words defined with "acceptor": Accepter ♦ Presentment of a bill of exchange ♦ Skeleton bill. (references)

Specialty definitions using "acceptor": Accepted Draft, Acyltransferases, Alcohol Oxidoreductases, Amidinotransferases, Aminoacyltransferases ♦ chlorure de propylène, compensated impurities ♦ Deoxycytidine Kinase, Dibromothymoquinone, Dihydroorotate Oxidase ♦ Fatty Acid Desaturases, field effect transistor, Finite State Machine, Formate Dehydrogenases ♦ Galactokinase, Galactosyltransferases, Glucosyltransferases, Glycogen Debranching Enzyme System, Glycosyltransferases, Glycylglycine ♦ ion implanting, ionising energy of acceptor, ionizing energy of acceptor ♦ Lipid Peroxidation ♦ Mannosyltransferases, Methanococcaceae, Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase ♦ N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases, N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases, N-Acetylhexosaminyltransferases, NADH Dehydrogenase, NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases, NADPH Dehydrogenase, Nitrogenous Group Transferases, Nucleoside-Diphosphate Kinase, Nucleoside-Phosphate Kinase ♦ oxidases ♦ Phosphotransferases, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase, p-type ♦ Quinone Reductases ♦ Saccharopine Dehydrogenases, Sialyltransferases, Sulfite Oxidases, Sulfite Reductases, Sulfotransferases, Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria, Sulfurtransferases ♦ Thymidine Kinase, Transaminases, Transferases. (references)

Etymologies containing "acceptor": Astringer. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Acceptor" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (believer, collector, one who accepts as true, receiver, type of hawk), Romanian (acceptor), Swedish (acceptant).

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Commercial Usage: Acceptor

Domain	Title
Books	The Benzodiazepine Receptor : Drug Acceptor Only or a Physiologically Relevant Part of our Central Nervous System? (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Acceptor

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Such oxidations must be accompanied by reduction of an acceptor molecule. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Acceptor

"Acceptor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Acceptor" is used about 41 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	41	53,521

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: Acceptor

Expressions using "acceptor": ionising energy of acceptor ♦ ionizing energy of acceptor. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Acceptor

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
bill acceptor	16
coin acceptor	15
mars bill acceptor	11
acceptor	6
acceptor bill interface	6
acceptor bill dollar	5
posting acceptor	5
acceptor coin inc	4
acceptor coin machine vending	3
acceptor bill manipulation	3
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Acceptor

Language		Translations for "acceptor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Afrikaan		akseptant, aanvaarder. (various references)

Arabic		‏القابل. (various references)

Bulgarian		акцептор, акцептант. (various references)

Chinese		接受器. (various references)

Czech		příjemce (beneficiary, receiver, recipient). (various references)

Danish		acceptor, accepterende SS-bruger (accepting SS-user), accepterende bruger, acceptant, svarende bruger, seriesvingningskreds (resonant circuit), resonanskreds (resonant circuit). (various references)

Dutch		acceptant. (various references)

Esperanto		akceptanto. (various references)

Finnish		akseptori, vekselin tunnustaja, resonanssipiiri (oscillating circuit, oscillator, resonant circuit). (various references)

French		accepteur (accepting SS-user). (various references)

German		Annehmer (accepting SS-user), annehmender SS-Benutzer (accepting SS-user), Akzeptor, Akzeptant, Serienschwingkreis (resonant circuit), Empfänger (accepting SS-user, actual recipient, addressee, beneficiary, consignee, depositary, glass receiver, payee, receiver, receiving entity, receiving medium, receiving set, receptionist, receptor, recipient, recipients, scoop, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver, transceiver, trough, tuner), bezogene (drawee). (various references)

Greek		αποδέκτης (accepting SS-user, addressee, outlet, outlet channel, receiving medium, recipient, sink, terrace outlet channel). (various references)

Hungarian		elfogadó (accepter, conforming, recipient). (various references)

Indonesian		akseptor, penerima (donee, monitor, receiver, recipient). (various references)

Italian		accettante. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		取り手 (a good practitioner of judo or sumo, an acceptor, receiver, recipient, taker). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		とりて (a good practitioner of judo or sumo, an acceptor, bujutsu, martial art, official in charge of imprisoning offenders, policeman, receiver, recipient, taker). (various references)

Korean		수락자. (various references)

Manx		gioalteyr (mortgagee, pawnbroker). (various references)

Norwegian		akseptant. (various references)

Pig Latin		acceptoray.(various references)

Portuguese		aceitante (accepter), aceitador (accepting SS-user). (various references)

Romanian		acceptor, persoanã care primeşte. (various references)

Russian		акцептант. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		primalac (accepter, addressee, allottee, payee, presentee, receiver, recipient, taker). (various references)

Spanish		aceptador (accepting SS-user). (various references)

Swedish		acceptor (acceptant, accepting SS-user), accepterande SS-användare (accepting SS-user), accepterande brukare, serieresonanskrets (resonant circuit). (various references)

Turkish		alan (ambit, area, arena, buyer, compass, consignee, court, courtyard, domain, extent, field, maidan, pitch, plaza, public square, purchaser, range, reach, realm, recipient, region, scope, space, sphere, square, susceptive, theater, theatre, tract, yard), alıcı (accepter, addressee, buyer, client, consignee, consumer, customer, distributee, pickup, purchaser, receiver, receiving set, recipient, set, sounder, taker, vendee, wireless receiving set, wireless set), akseptör (accepter), kabul eden (accepter, acquiescent, consentient, susceptive). (various references)

Ukranian		приймальник. (various references)

Welsh		derbynnydd (receiver), derbyniwr (receiver). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Acceptor

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	acceptator. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Acceptor

Language	Date	Source	Acts Chapter 10, Verse 34
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	AnoixaV de petroV to stoma eipen ep alhqeiaV katalambanomai oti ouk estin proswpolhpthV o qeoV
Latin	405	Vulgate	Aperiens autem Petrus os dixit in veritate conperi quoniam non est personarum acceptor Deus
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	And Petre openyde his mouth, and seide, In trewthe Y haue foundun, that God is no acceptor of persoones;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Then Peter opened his mouth and sayde: Of a trueth I perseave that God is not parciall
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, In truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Then Peter said, Truly, I see clearly that God is no respecter of persons:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Acceptor

Language	Acts Chapter 10, Verse 34
Albanian	Atëherë Pjetri hapi gojën dhe tha: ''Në të vërtetë unë po e marr vesh se Perëndia nuk tregohet i anshëm;
Bulgarian	но във всеки народ оня, който му се бои и върши правото, угоден му е.
Cebuano	¶ Ug unya si Pedro sa pagbungat sa iyang baba miingon, "Sa pagkatinuod naila ko nga ang Dios wala diay ing pinalabi sa mga tawo,
Chinese	彼得就開口說、我真看出　神是不偏待人．
Croatian	Petar tada prozbori i reèe: "Sad uistinu shvaæam da Bog nije pristran,
Danish	Men Peter oplod Munden og sagde: "Jeg forstår i Sandhed, at Gud ikke anser Personer;
Dutch	En Petrus, den mond opendoende, zeide: Ik verneem in der waarheid, dat God geen aannemer des persoons is;
Finnish	Niin Pietari avasi suunsa ja sanoi: "Nyt minä totisesti käsitän, ettei Jumala katso henkilöön,
French	Alors Pierre, ouvrant la bouche, dit: En vérité, je reconnais que Dieu ne fait point acception de personnes,
German	Petrus aber tat seinen Mund auf und sprach: Nun erfahr ich mit der Wahrheit, daß Gott die Person nicht ansieht;
Haitian Creole	¶ Pyè pran lapawòl, li di: Wi, koulye a, mwen konprann sa se vre: Bondye pa gade sou figi moun.
Hungarian	Péter pedig megnyitván száját, monda: Bizonynyal látom, hogy nem személyválogató az Isten;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Lalu Petrus berkata, "Sekarang saya sungguh-sungguh menyadari bahwa Allah memperlakukan semua orang sama.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka Petrus pun bertuturlah, katanya, "Dengan sesungguhnya aku tampak, bahwa Allah tiada menilik atas rupa orang,
Italian	Pietro prese la parola e disse: «In verit� sto rendendomi conto che Dio non fa preferenze di persone,
Korean	� �"� 로 가 입 을 열 어 가 로 되 ` 내 가 참 으 로 하 나 님 은 사 람 의 외 모 를 취 하 지 아 니 하 시 �
Latvian	Bet Pçteris, atvçris savu muti, sacîja: Patiesi, es atzîstu ka Dievs neðíiro personas (5.Moz.10,17; Îj.34,19; Gudr.6,8; Rom.2,11; Gal.2,6; Ef.6,9; Kol.3,25; 1.Pçt.1,17)
Maori	¶ Na ka puaki te mangai o Pita, ka mea, he pono ka kite ahau kahore a te Atua whakapai kanohi:
Norwegian	Peter oplot da sin munn og sa: Jeg skjønner i sannhet at Gud ikke gjør forskjell på folk;
Portuguese	Então Pedro, tomando a palavra, disse: Na verdade reconheço que Deus não faz acepção de pessoas;
Rumanian	Atunci Petru a knceput sq vorbeascq, wi a zis: ,,Kn adevqr, vqd cq Dumnezeu nu este pqrtinitor,
Russian	рЕФТ ПФЧЕТЪ ХУФБ Й УЛБЪБМ: ЙУФЙООП � ПЪОБА, ЮФП вПЗ ОЕМЙ�"Е� ТЙСФЕО,
Shuar	¶ Nuyá Pítiur chichaak "Ayu. Yus iimmianum Ashí aents métekrak ainiawai nekas nékajai, Tímiayi.
Spanish	Entonces Pedro, abriendo su boca, dijo: --De veras, me doy cuenta de que Dios no hace distinción de personas,
Swahili	Hapo Petro akaanza kusema: "Sasa nimetambua kwamba hakika Mungu hana ubaguzi.
Swedish	Då öppnade Petrus sin mun och sade: "Nu förnimmer jag i sanning att 'Gud icke har anseende till personen',
Thai	ฝ่ายเปโตรจึงกล่าวว่า "ข้าพเจ้าเห็นจริงแล้วว่า พระเจ้าไม่ทรงเลือกหน้าผู้ใ�"
Ukrainian	¶ А Петро відкрив уста свої та й промовив: Пізнаю я поправді, що не дивиться Бог на обличчя,
Uma	¶ Na'uli' Petrus: "Wae lau monoto mpu'u-mi ku'inca, Alata'ala uma mpelence tauna.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Acceptor

Derivations
	Words beginning with "acceptor": acceptors. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Acceptor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acceptab, aceptar. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Acceptor"

Words rhyming with "acceptor" (pronounced 'Ac*cept"or'): Assertor, Assessor, Assistor, Assizor, Attractor, Chantor, Circumventor, Co-assessor, Collector, Compressor, Conductor, Confessor, Conjector, Connector, Consignor, Constrictor, constructor, Contractor, Contradictor, Conveyor, Corrector, Countor, Cruor, Debtor, Decolor, Deflector, Deforceor, Demeanor, Depressor, Detracor, Devisor, Digestor, Dilator, Director, Discolor, Disenamor, Disinfector, Dispossessor, Dissector, Distrainor, Duressor, Effector, Egressor, Embraceor, Enactor, Enamor, Encolor, Envigor, Ephor, Escheator, Exactor, Exceptor, Excheator, Extructor, flexor, grantor, Guilor, Hydro-extractor, ignitor, Impressor, Indictor, inductor, Infractor, Injector, inspector, instructor, INVENTOR, investor, Invigor, Mainor, Maintainor, manor, mayor, Miscolor, misdemeanor, Nonconductor, Objector, Oppressor, Overcolor, Pavisor, Possessor, Predictor, Preemtor, Prepossessor, Pressor, Professor, Protector, Protractor, Purveyor, Receiptor, reflector, Refractor, Regrator, Relator, Releasor, Reservor, Rethor, retractor, Revivor, sailor, selector, Self-tormentor, subcontractor, Subprior, Substractor, suitor, Superstructor, supervisor, suppressor, Supravisor, surveyor, survivor, tenor, Tikor, tormentor, transactor, translator, Tresor, Trior, valor, Vasoconstrictor, Vasodilator, Vendor, Visor, Wastor. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Acceptor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-c-e-o-p-r-t"
	-2 letters: accept, capote, captor, carpet, cartop, coater, copter, preact, protea, toecap.
	-3 letters: actor, aport, apter, caper, caret, carte, cater, coact, coapt, coper, copra, crape, crate, crept, epact, oater, ocrea, opera, orate, pacer, pareo, pater, peart, prate, react, recap, recta, recto, repot, taper, taroc, toper, trace, trope.
	-4 letters: acre, aero, aper, arco, atop, cape, capo, care, carp, cart, cate, ceca, cero, coat, coca, cope, core, cote, crap, croc, crop, orca, pace, pact, pare, part, pate, pear, peat, pert, poet, pore, port, prao, prat, proa, race, rape, rapt, rate, rato, reap, repo, rope, rota, rote, tace, taco, tape, tare, taro, tarp, tear, tepa, toea, tope, tora, torc, tore, trap, trop.
	-5 letters: ace, act, ape, apt, arc, are, art, ate, cap, car, cat, cep, cop, cor, cot, ear, eat, era, eta, oar, oat, oca, ope, opt, ora, orc, ore, ort, pac, par, pat, pea, pec, per, pet, pot, pro, rap, rat, rec, rep, ret, roc, roe, rot, tae, tao, tap, tar, tea, toe, top, tor.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-c-e-o-p-r-t"
	+1 letter: acceptors, compacter.
	+2 letters: compacters, precontact.
	+3 letters: narcoleptic, pococurante, reciprocate.
	+4 letters: cataphoretic, chalcopyrite, crosspatches, narcoleptics, overcapacity, plutocracies, pyrocatechol, reciprocated, reciprocates, reciprocator, reoccupation.
	+5 letters: campylobacter, cephalometric, chalcopyrites, contraception, contraceptive, ectoparasitic, microparticle, petrochemical, phallocentric, plantocracies, preoccupation, pyrocatechols, pyrotechnical, reciprocating, reciprocation, reciprocative, reciprocators, reoccupations, streptococcal.
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