Associations to the word «Acceptor»

Wiktionary

ACCEPTOR, noun. One who accepts.
ACCEPTOR, noun. (legal) (commerce) One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
ACCEPTOR, noun. (chemistry) An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
ACCEPTOR, noun. (biochemistry) A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
ACCEPTOR, noun. (physics) A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor.

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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