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protoreceptor

protoreceptor noun: a nerve ending or similar group of specialist cells that are sensitive to light.

Noun

protoreceptor (plural protoreceptors)

  1. A nerve ending or similar group of specialist cells that are sensitive to light.

Forms of protoreceptor

pluralprotoreceptors

Origin of protoreceptor

From proto- + receptor.

Questions about protoreceptor

What does protoreceptor mean?
Protoreceptor means a nerve ending or similar group of specialist cells that are sensitive to light.
What part of speech is protoreceptor?
Protoreceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of protoreceptor?
The plural of protoreceptor is protoreceptors.

Words near protoreceptor in the dictionary

  1. protoracist
  2. protoracists
  3. protorap
  4. protoraps
  5. protoreasteroside
  6. protoreceptor
  7. protoreceptors
  8. protoreligion
  9. protoreligions
  10. protoreligious
  11. protoribosome

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