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acceptor

[ak-sep-ter] / ækˈsɛp tər /




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"We therefore needed an energy acceptor that selectively captures the multiplied triplet excitons after fission."

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

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

From BBC Oct. 2, 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

The manner of the giving long rankles in the mind of the acceptor.

From Thrift by Samuel Smiles




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