acceptor

CEFRC2

/əkˈsɛptə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person or thing that receives or accepts something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.

Examples

  • Oxygen acts as the final electron acceptor in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.

  • In redox reactions, the oxidizing agent is the electron acceptor and becomes reduced.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /əkˈsɛp.tɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who accepts.

  2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.

  3. A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid

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Origin

noun

From Middle English acceptour, from Latin acceptor, with the meanings from accept.