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ceptor

ceptor noun: a receptor.

Noun

ceptor (plural ceptors)

  1. A receptor.
    • The ceptors convert (transduce) the various forms of energy to which they are sensitive into electrochemical bits of digitized information.2006, Daniel J. Schneck, Dorita S. Berger, Geoffrey Rowland, The Music Effect: Music Physiology and Clinical Applications, page 18

Forms of ceptor

pluralceptors

Origin of ceptor

Reanalyzed from -ceptor.

Questions about ceptor

What does ceptor mean?
Ceptor means a receptor.
What part of speech is ceptor?
Ceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of ceptor?
The plural of ceptor is ceptors.

Words near ceptor in the dictionary

  1. cepstrograms
  2. cepstrum
  3. cept
  4. ceptometer
  5. ceptometers
  6. ceptor
  7. ceptors
  8. Ceptura
  9. CEQA
  10. Ceqli
  11. ceque

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