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Definition: Alpha Receptor |
Alpha ReceptorNoun1. Receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasoconstriction and relaxation of intestinal muscles and contraction of smooth muscles). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Alpha ReceptorSynonyms: alpha-adrenergic receptor (n), alpha-adrenoceptor (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Alpha Receptor |
| Specialty definitions using "alpha receptor": Genes, T-Cell Receptor alpha ♦ Kainic Acid ♦ Lymphocyte Function-Associated Antigen-1 ♦ Macrophage-1 Antigen ♦ Platelet Glycoprotein GPIb-IX Complex, Proto-Oncogene Protein c-met ♦ Receptor, Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor, Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, Receptor, IGF Type 1, Receptor, Insulin, Receptors, Interleukin-1, Receptors, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor. (references) |
| Language | Translations for "alpha receptor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Danish | alfa-receptor, alfareceptor. (various references) | ||||||||||
Dutch | alfa-receptor. (various references) | ||||||||||
Finnish | alfareseptori, alfa-adrenerginen reseptori. (various references) | ||||||||||
French | récepteur alpha. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | Alpharezeptor. (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | υποδοχέας άλφα. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | ricettore alfa. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | alphaay eceptorray receptor alfa. (various references) | ||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-h-l-o-p-p-r-r-t" | |
-2 letters: perchlorate. | |
-3 letters: tracheolar. | |
-4 letters: acropetal, applecart, cartopper, correlate, percolate, phalarope, preceptor, procreate, tracheole, trochleae, trochlear. | |
-5 letters: acalephe, apholate, apothece, appealer, approach, areolate, calthrop, chelator, chlorate, chortler, claptrap, coappear, copperah, corelate, earthpea, ephorate, lacerate, latherer, leachate, palpator, palterer, parachor, pectoral, perorate, phratral, placater, plethora, potlache, praelect, preacher, preclear, preplace, rapparee, reappear, recarpet, receptor, reclothe, relocate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 6C 70 68 61      52 65 63 65 70 74 6F 72 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01101100 01110000 01101000 01100001 00100000 01010010 01100101 01100011 01100101 01110000 01110100 01101111 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A l p h a   R e c e p t o r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 006C 0070 0068 0061      0052 0065 0063 0065 0070 0074 006F 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357882746725271697182868184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
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