receptor
/rɪ'sɛptoʊr/
noun
8 letters3 syllables12 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
NOUN
1
An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation.
2
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.
WORD FORMS
Related formreceive
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latineceptorray
Starts & ends withR … R
Syllablesre · cep · tor
SYNONYMS & RELATED4
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