acceptor
/ækˈsɛptər/
noun
- A person or thing that accepts something that is offered.
- The machine's acceptor slot only takes coins, not bills.
- In the contract, the acceptor agreed to the terms of the sale.
- The charity was a grateful acceptor of the large donation.
- In chemistry, an atom, ion, or molecule that accepts electrons or protons in a reaction.
- The acid is a proton acceptor in this solution.
- Oxygen acts as an electron acceptor in many chemical reactions.
- In photosynthesis, a special molecule serves as the primary electron acceptor.