receptor
NOUN
/rɪ'sɛptoʊr/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
receptor is a valid 8-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3E1P3T1O1R1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does receptor mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation.
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2
A cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response.
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