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acceptor
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun acceptor has 2 senses
- acceptor(n = noun.substance) - (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated; is a kind of chemical compound, compound
- acceptor(n = noun.person) - the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures; is a kind of drawee
OXFORD DICTIONARY
acceptor, n.
1 Commerce a person who accepts a bill.
2 Physics an atom or molecule able to receive an extra electron, esp. an impurity in a semiconductor.
3 Chem. a molecule or ion etc. to which electrons are donated in the formation of a bond.
4 Electr. a circuit able to accept a given frequency.
1 Commerce a person who accepts a bill.
2 Physics an atom or molecule able to receive an extra electron, esp. an impurity in a semiconductor.
3 Chem. a molecule or ion etc. to which electrons are donated in the formation of a bond.
4 Electr. a circuit able to accept a given frequency.
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