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acceptour

acceptour is the obsolete spelling of acceptor.

Meaning of acceptor

Noun

acceptor (plural acceptors)

  1. One who accepts.
  2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
  3. An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
  4. A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid
  5. A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor
  6. A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain

See all 7 meanings of acceptor

Forms of acceptour

pluralacceptours

Questions about acceptour

What is acceptour the obsolete spelling of?
Acceptour is the obsolete spelling of acceptor.

Words near acceptour in the dictionary

  1. acceptive
  2. acceptivity
  3. acceptor
  4. acceptorless
  5. acceptors
  6. acceptour
  7. acceptours
  8. acceptress
  9. acceptresses
  10. accepts
  11. accepts at face value

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