acceptor — English Dictionary

Noun

1. One who accepts.

2. One who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.

3. An atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.

4. A transfer RNA molecule that can accept a specific amino acid

5. A chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor

6. A cluster of skin cells that respond to pain

7. A kind of finite-state machine whose binary output indicates whether or not a received input was accepted.

Noun

1. (chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

   Broader terms

   compoundchemical compound

2. the person (or institution) who accepts a check or draft and becomes responsible for paying the party named in the draft when it matures

   Broader terms

   drawee