Definition of receptors

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • receptors is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • receptors is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • receptors is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of receptors


  • an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. sense organ
    2. sensory receptor
  • a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response (noun)

See definition of receptors in Merriam Webster