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How to pronounce “receptor”
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Pronunciation guide for receptor
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of receptor with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- David Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals 15 minutes
it turned out to encode a dopamine receptor.
- Definition summary
- (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce receptor
David Anderson: Your brain is more than a bag of chemicals 15 minutes
it turned out to encode a dopamine receptor.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “receptor”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (biochemistry, medicine) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
- (biology) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
- (obsolete) One who receives something or someone; in particular, one who harbors a fugitive.
- [Adjective]
- receptive
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