receptor

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈsɛp.tə/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ɹɪˈsɛp.thəː]
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• /ɹəˈsep.tə/ Australian, weak vowel merger
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• [ɹəˈsep.thə] Australian, weak vowel merger
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• New-Zealand: /ɹɘˈse̝p.tɘ/
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• New-Zealand: [ɹɘˈse̝p.thɘ]
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• /ɹɪˈsɛp.tɚ/ weak vowel distinction
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• [ɹɪˈsɛp.thɚ] ~ [ɹɪˈsɛp.thɹ̩] weak vowel distinction
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• US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• /ɹəˈsɛp.tɚ/ weak vowel merger
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• [ɹəˈsɛp.thɚ] ~ [ɹəˈsɛp.thɹ̩] weak vowel merger
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• rhymes with -ɛptə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S EH1 P T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English receptour, from Old French receptour or Latin receptōrius, from recipiō (“receive”), from re- (“back”) + capiō (“to hold”).

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مُسْتَقْبِل (mustaqbil) — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Chinese Cantonese: 受體 /受体 (sau6 tai2) — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Chinese Mandarin: 受體 /受体 (shòutǐ) — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Czech: receptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Czech: přijímač — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Finnish: reseptori — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• French: récepteur — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• German: Rezeptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Indonesian: reseptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Irish: gabhdóir — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Italian: recettore — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Northern Kurdish: wergir — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Polish: receptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Portuguese: receptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Romanian: receptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Spanish: receptor — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Turkish: reseptör — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Turkish: almaç — a protein on a cell wall that responds to sensory stimuli
• Finnish: reseptori — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• French: récepteur — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• German: Rezeptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• German: Rezeptorzelle — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Indonesian: reseptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Irish: gabhdóir — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Italian: recettore — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Kazakh: қабылдағыш (qabyldağyş) — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Kazakh: рецептор (reseptor) — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Northern Kurdish: xaneya wergir — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Māori: paerongo — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Polish: receptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Portuguese: receptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Romanian: receptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Russian: реце́птор (recéptor) — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Spanish: receptor — any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli
• Hindi: लाभार्थी (lābhārthī) — one who receives something or someone
• Spanish: receptor — one who receives something or someone