Receptor

Definitions: Receptor

Receptor

Noun

1. 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.

2. An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation.

Date "receptor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1985. (references)

Specialty Definitions: Receptor

Domain	Definitions
Aerospace	A sensory nerve ending or organ in a living organism that is sensitive to physical or chemical stimuli. (references)
Environment	Ecological entity exposed to a stressor. (references)
Food & Agriculture	Specific structure of a sense organ that can be excited and is capable of receiving a stimulus and converting it into a nervous discharge. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	A molecule inside or on the surface of a cell that binds to a specific substance and causes a specific physiologic effect in the cell. (references)
Mining	See:acceptor. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Definition: Receptor

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

A receptor receives something from a donor. Often, receptor means a structure that recognizes a specific signal affecting any one of our five senses; smell; hearing; taste; touch or light.

In biology, receptors are often embedded in cell membranes (see transmembrane receptor).

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Receptor."

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Synonyms: Receptor

Synonyms: sense organ (n), sensory receptor (n). (additional references)

Antonym: effector (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Receptor

English words defined with "receptor": alpha receptor, alpha-adrenergic receptor, antenna, anticholinergic, antihistamine ♦ baroreceptor, beta receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor ♦ CD4 cell, CD4 T cell, CD8 cell, CD8 T cell, chemoreceptor, cone, cone cell ♦ enteroceptor, exteroceptor ♦ feeler, free nerve ending ♦ helper T cell, histamine blocker ♦ interoceptor ♦ killer T cell ♦ retinal cone, retinal rod, rod, rod cell ♦ sensory receptor, stretch receptor ♦ target cell, thermoreceptor. (references)

Specialty definitions using "receptor": 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2, 2-Aminoadipic Acid, 2-Chloroadenosine ♦ 5HT-3, 5HT3 receptor ♦ acetylcholine receptor, adrenergic receptor, air pathway, AMPA-kainate receptor, Antigen-Presenting Cells, Antigens, CD2, Antigens, CD27, Antigens, CD3, Antigens, CD36, Antigens, CD45, Apolipoproteins B, Apolipoproteins E, Asialoglycoproteins, automatic exposure control ♦ beta-Alanine, Betahistine, beta-N-Acetylglucosaminylglycopeptide beta-1,4-Galactosyltransferase, Biosensor, Bta-243, Butoxamine ♦ CD14 molecule, CD4 coreceptor, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, cell adhesion molecule, c-erbB-2, cholinergic receptor, cholinoceptor, CIE 1931 standard colorimetric observer, CIE 1964 supplementary standard colorimetric observer, CIE standard photometric observer, c-kit receptor, Clonazepam, Clozapine, Complement 4, coreceptors, Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor, Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein, Cyproterone Acetate ♦ Desmopressin, Devazepide, Dextromethorphan, Dextrorphan, Dihydroalprenolol, Dimaprit, direct radiography, Dizocilpine Maleate ♦ Enteroglucagon, epidermal growth factor receptor, Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte, Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte, erb-B2 gene, estrogen receptor, Estrogen Receptor Modulators, estrogen receptor negative, estrogen receptor positive, Ethylketocyclazocine, Evoked Potentials ♦ Fenoldopam, Flumazenil, focus to image receptor distance ♦ GABA Agents, gap test, Gene Rearrangement, alpha-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Gene Rearrangement, delta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Gene Rearrangement, gamma-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor, Genes, araC, Genes, erbB, Genes, erbB-1, Genes, erbB-2, Genes, fms, Genes, T-Cell Receptor, Genes, T-Cell Receptor alpha, Genes, T-Cell Receptor beta, Genes, T-Cell Receptor delta, Genes, T-Cell Receptor gamma, Glycine Agents, glycoprotein 120, gp120, Gp120 molecule, gp120 protein, Granisetron, gravireceptors, GTP-Binding Proteins ♦ Hepatocyte Growth Factor, HER-2 gene, HER2/neu, HER2/neu gene, hormone receptor test, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial ♦ Immune Adherence Reaction, Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating, Impromidine ♦ kainate, Kainic Acid. (references)

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

Albanian (receiver), Danish (receptor), Dutch (receptor), Portuguese (earphone, earring, receptor, recipient), Romanian (receiver, receiving), Slovene (receptionist), Spanish (pickup, receiver, receptor).

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Commercial Usage: Receptor

Domain	Title
Books	Receptor - Based Drug Design (reference) Textbook of Receptor Pharmacology, Second Edition (reference) The Nuclear Receptor FactsBook (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: Receptor

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Seen are a technician's hands performing a lab test. The test tube with some frozen breast tissue and some liquid are visible, as well as the techician in some slides. This is the estrogen receptor assay being performed at the time of mastectomy. Results suggest whether removal of ovaries or use of antiestrogen drugs are likely to be effective therapy.Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).		Shown is a computer graphic of tgf-beta molecule. Tgf-beta belongs to a superfamily of fetal inducers and regressors, which signal specific patterns of cellular differentiation. Tgf-beta, a cytokine with three different isoforms, regulates many cellular functions including cell proliferation, differentiation, adhesion and migration. Four novel receptors were characterized that also act as serine/threonine kinases and one of these appears to be a tgf-beta receptor.Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	The wasp's compound eye is actually made up of many identical receptor units called ommatidia. Each receptor contains its own lens and light sensitive cells, and is actually an eye unto itself.Credit: CDC.		The wasp's compound eye is actually made up of many identical receptor units called ommatidia. Each receptor contains its own lens and light sensitive cells, and is actually an eye unto itself.Credit: CDC.
	Opiate receptor activation of a nerve and blockage of the signal by naltrexone.Credit: NIAA.		The NMDA receptor complex. Activation (i.e., excitation) occurs when either glutamate (Glu) or N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) and glycine (Gly) bind to the receptor molecule.Credit: NIAA.
	Schematic representation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid ( GABA_A ) receptor.Credit: NIAA.		[Dr. Jesse Roth's lecture on receptor disorders in man].Credit: National Library of Medicine.
	Receptor de radio es el portavoz de la cultura en el hogar del obrero! Respetad su propiedad! Propagad su adquisicion!.Credit: Library of Congress.
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Non-Fiction Usage: Receptor

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The T cell has a molecule on its surface called the T-cell receptor. (references)
		SERMs (selective estrogen receptor modulators) are a new type of medicine. (references)
		Like PCP and ketamine, dextromethorphan acts as an NMDA receptor antagonist. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Receptor

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Andrew Weil	Well, you know, if you've got hormone receptor positive breast cancer, I would say to err on the side of caution, I would not eat soy. I think that we don't know enough, but I would be cautious there.
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Usage Frequency: Receptor

"Receptor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Receptor" is used about 528 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%	528	11,584

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

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Expressions: Receptor

Expressions using "receptor": 5HT3 receptor ♦ acetylcholine receptor ♦ adrenergic receptor ♦ alpha receptor ♦ beta receptor ♦ cholinergic receptor ♦ c-kit receptor ♦ Coxsackie and Adenovirus Receptor ♦ Cyclic AMP Receptor Protein ♦ epidermal growth factor receptor ♦ estrogen receptor ♦ Estrogen Receptor Modulators ♦ estrogen receptor negative ♦ estrogen receptor positive ♦ focus to image receptor distance ♦ hormone receptor test ♦ light receptor ♦ metabotropic receptor ♦ Olfactory Receptor Neurons ♦ opiate receptor ♦ opioid receptor ♦ pain receptor ♦ photoelectric receptor ♦ progesterone receptor negative ♦ progesterone receptor positive ♦ Receptor Aggregation ♦ Receptor Cross-Talk ♦ Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases ♦ Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel ♦ selective estrogen receptor modulator ♦ Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators ♦ sensory receptor ♦ stretch receptor. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "receptor": receptor-associated, receptor-bearing, receptor-binding, Receptor-CD3, receptor-controlled, receptor-dependent, Receptor-gs, receptor-independent, receptor-matrix, receptor-mediate, receptor-mediated, receptor-orientated, receptor-selective.
	Ending with "receptor": non-receptor.
	Containing "receptor": acetylcholine-receptor-inducing, non-receptor-selective, non-receptor-type.
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Receptor

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
receptor	32
ecco receptor	29
acoustic boston radio receptor	24
estrogen receptor	20
ldl receptor	17
am receptor	14
acoustic boston receptor	12
gaba receptor	12
affinity antibody factor growth low nerve receptor	12
the nmda receptor	11
receptor shower	11
nuclear receptor	10
de fm receptor	9
hormone receptor	9
radio receptor	9
androgen receptor	8
her2 receptor	8
digital receptor	8
cell eye receptor	7
2 epidermal factor growth human receptor	7
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Modern Translations: Receptor

Language		Translations for "receptor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏حاسة (sense, sense organ), ‏جهاز الإستقبال (pickup). (various references)

Chinese		感受器官. (various references)

Danish		receptor (cell receptor). (various references)

Dutch		receptor (cell receptor, receptor site). (various references)

Farsi		پذیرنده غریبان وفراریها, پذیراءی کننده , گیرنده (Catcher, Catchy, Grantee, Holder, Payee, Prehensile, Receiver, Recipient), وان حمام (Bathtub), ستاره مساعد, دستگاه گیرنده (Receiver). (various references)

Finnish		reseptori (cell receptor), vastaanotin (cell receptor, collector, receiver, set), lääkeainereseptori (cell receptor), hormonireseptori (cell receptor, hormone receptor). (various references)

French		récepteur (cell receptor, glass receiver, receiver, receiver terminal, receiving entity, receiving set, respondent, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver). (various references)

German		Rezeptor (cell receptor, receptor site), Empfänger (accepting SS-user, acceptor, actual recipient, addressee, beneficiary, consignee, depositary, glass receiver, payee, receiver, receiving entity, receiving medium, receiving set, receptionist, recipient, recipients, scoop, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver, transceiver, trough, tuner). (various references)

Greek		υποδοχέας (acceptor, adapter, cell receptor, receiver, receptacle, receptor site, spider, torus), αισθητήριο όργανο (sense organ, sensor), αισθητήριο νεύρο, δέκτης εκρηκτικής προσβολής, δέκτης (receiver, receiving entity, receiving set, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver). (various references)

Hebrew		קולטן, קולט (container, receiver, receptive). (various references)

Italian		recettore (cell receptor, receiver, receptor site). (various references)

Korean		수용체. (various references)

Pig Latin		eceptorray

Portuguese		receptor (earphone, earring, receiver, receiving entity, receiving set, recipient, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver). (various references)

Russian		рецептор, орган чувств (sense organ). (various references)

Spanish		receptor (cell receptor, checker, collector, glass receiver, pickup, receiver, receiving entity, receiving set, receptor site, recipient, scoop, signal receiver, signaling receiver, signalling receiver, trough). (various references)

Swedish		receptorbindning (receptor binding), hormonreceptor (hormone receptor), adsorption (adsorption, virus receptor interaction), CD4 receptor (CD4 receptor), dopamin D1-receptor (D1 receptor), dopamin D3 receptor (D3 receptor), dopamin D4 receptor (D4 receptor), Fc-receptor (Fc receptor), adrenerg receptor (adrenergic receptor, adrenoceptor, adrenoreceptor), fotoreceptor (light receptor, photoreceptor), virusreceptor-interaktion (virus receptor interaction), hypothalamisk receptor (hypothalamic receptor), känselreceptorer i huden (sensory receptor in the skin), kolinerg receptor (acetylcholine receptor, cholinergic receptor, cholinoceptor, Receptor specifically sensitive to acetylcholine.Cholinoceptors are of two main subtypes:muscarinic and nicotinic cholinoceptors.), muterad receptor (muted receptor), postsynaptisk receptor (post-synaptic receptor), fotomotstånd (photocell, photoconductive cell, photoelectric receptor). (various references)

Ukranian		рецептор, радіоприймач (radio, radio receiver, receiver, wireless), одержувач (receiver, recipient). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Receptor

Derivations
	Words beginning with "receptor": receptors. (additional references)
	Words ending with "receptor": baroreceptor, chemoreceptor, mechanoreceptor, photoreceptor, preceptor, thermoreceptor. (additional references)
	Words containing "receptor": baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, mechanoreceptors, photoreceptors, preceptorial, preceptorials, preceptories, preceptors, preceptorship, preceptorships, preceptory, thermoreceptors. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Receptor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: receipter, recept, recepter, receptot, receptum, receptus, recetor, recitor, ricepot. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Receptor"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "receptor" (pronounced rēse"pter)
5	-s e" p t er	interceptor, sceptre.
3	-p t er	adapter, adaptor, apter, captor, chapter, helicopter, lithotripter, raptor, sculptor, subchapter, sumpter, velociraptor.
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Anagrams: Receptor

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-e-e-o-p-r-r-t"
	-1 letter: erector, porrect.
	-2 letters: copter, perter, porter, pretor, recept, rector, report, retore.
	-3 letters: coper, corer, creep, crepe, crept, crore, erect, peter, recto, repot, repro, retro, roper, terce, topee, toper, trope.
	-4 letters: cepe, cere, cero, cete, cope, core, cote, crop, peer, pert, poet, pore, port, pree, repo, rete, rope, rote, tope, torc, tore, torr, tree, trop.
	-5 letters: cee, cep, cop, cor, cot, ere, err, ope, opt, orc, ore, ort, pec, pee, per, pet, pot, pro, rec, ree, rep, ret, roc, roe, rot, tee, toe, top, tor.
	Words containing the letters "c-e-e-o-p-r-r-t"
	+1 letter: excerptor, precentor, preceptor, procreate, receptors.
	+2 letters: excerptors, persecutor, precentors, preceptors, preceptory, preconcert, procreated, procreates, retrospect.
	+3 letters: copartnered, cyproterone, deprecatory, depreciator, interceptor, overprotect, perchlorate, persecutors, persecutory, precomputer, preconcerts, procreative, procurement, protectress, reciprocate, retrospects.
	+4 letters: amperometric, baroreceptor, corporeities, counterpower, cyproterones, depreciators, depreciatory, electrophori, electrotyper, exteroceptor, hypercorrect, hyperreactor, interceptors, intercompare, intercropped, interoceptor, outreproduce, overprotects, perchlorates, precentorial, preceptorial, preceptories, precomputers, preconcerted, procurements, protectorate, protectories, protuberance, psychrometer, pyroelectric, reciprocated, reciprocates, recuperation, reproductive, retrospected, spectrometer, spectrometry, urethroscope.
	+5 letters: archaeopteryx, baroreceptors, chemoreceptor, correspondent, corruptnesses, counterplayer, counterpowers, countersniper, cryotherapies, deprecatorily, electrophorus, electrotypers, exteroceptors, heteromorphic, heterotrophic, hypermetropic, hyperreactors, intercompared, intercompares, interoceptors, outreproduced, outreproduces, overprotected, photoreceptor, precentorship, preceptorials, preceptorship, preconcerting, protectorates, protectresses, protuberances, psychrometers, rapprochement, reciprocative, reciprocities, recuperations, redescription, reincorporate, reproductives, respirometric, retrospecting, retrospection, retrospective, scleroprotein, spectrometers, spectrometric, stereographic, supercomputer, terpsichorean, thermospheric, triceratopses, urethroscopes.
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