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coreceptor

coreceptor noun: a cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.

Noun

coreceptor (plural coreceptors)

  1. (molecular biology) A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

coreceptor meaning in Tamil

coreceptor in Tamil

இணைவி

Forms of coreceptor

pluralcoreceptors
alternative formco-receptor

Origin of coreceptor

From co- + receptor.

Questions about coreceptor

What does coreceptor mean?
Coreceptor means a cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell.
What is coreceptor in Tamil?
Coreceptor in Tamil is இணைவி. See Coreceptor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is coreceptor?
Coreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of coreceptor?
The plural of coreceptor is coreceptors.

Words near coreceptor in the dictionary

  1. corears
  2. corebel
  3. corebels
  4. corebox
  5. coreboxes
  6. coreceptor
  7. coreceptors
  8. corecipient
  9. corecipients
  10. corecognition
  11. corecognitions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: coreceptor (page history and authors); coreceptor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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