acceptor

Definition of Acceptor in English :

Noun

1. acceptor

(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

2. acceptor

the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Acceptor

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noun

1. business

the person or organization on which a draft or bill of exchange is drawn after liability has been accepted, usually by signature

2. Also called: acceptor impurity electronics

an impurity, such as gallium, added to a semiconductor material to increase its p-type conductivity by increasing the number of holes in the semiconductor

Compare donor (sense 5)

3. electronics

a circuit tuned to accept a particular frequency

4. chemistry

the atom or group that accepts electrons in a coordinate bond

Acceptor

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noun

1.

one who accepts; specif., a person who signs a promise to pay a draft or bill of exchange

2. Chemistry

an atom that receives a pair of electrons from another atom to form a covalent bond with it

3. Electronics

an impurity, as gallium or boron, added to a semiconductor crystal to make a p-type semiconductor

Acceptor

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n.

1. also ac·cept·er One who signs a draft or bill of exchange.

2. Chemistry An atom that accepts or incorporates a part from a donor, especially an atom that incorporates electrons to form a bond with another atom.

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