acceptor

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Prosecutors meanwhile requested a six to seven-month sentence, saying Iswaran was "more than a passive acceptor of gifts".

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2024

"It was quite surprising to find that a modern electron acceptor like F5H had partnered with an ancient protein to develop new biochemical machinery that synthesizes the advanced lignin structure."

From Science Daily • May 17, 2024

"Continued study of respiratory electron acceptor usage may thus provide an important avenue for informing our understanding of the functional capacity and metabolic output of the gut microbiome."

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2024

A general strategy to enhance the proton conductivity in such perovskites is to introduce an acceptor dopant; that is, a cation M3+ with a valence lower than that of B4+.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

When a bill which has been discounted is paid by the acceptor before it is due, the discount allowed for prepayment is called rebate.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various