reseptor

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch receptor, from English receptor, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, recipiō (“receive”)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /reˈsɛptor/ [reˈsɛp̚.t̪ɔr]
  • Rhymes: -ɛptor
  • Syllabification: re‧sep‧tor

Noun

reseptor (plural reseptor-reseptor)

  1. receptor:
    1. (biochemistry) a protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions
    2. (physiology) any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli

Derived terms

  • reseptor lembayung

Further reading

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