acceptor

Example Sentences

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Once the electron reaches the acceptor molecule, it sets off a new coherent vibration.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 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 classic example of this process uses glucose as a donor and oxygen as the acceptor.

From Science Daily • Jan. 4, 2024

This thoroughly clears the credit of the acceptor, and reflects grossly on the drawer.

From The Complete English Tradesman (1839 ed.) by Defoe, Daniel