effector

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
An actuator.

ĭ-fĕk′tər /ɪˈfek.tə/ /ɪˈfɛk.tə/ /ɪˈfɛk.təɹ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-effector.wav /əˈfek.tə/ /ɪˈfɛk.təɾ/ /ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈɜː(ɾ)/ /ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈəɾ/

effector effectors effecter effectour

From effect + -or.

effect effective effectiveness effectivity effectome effectorless effectual effectuate efficacious efficacity efficacy efficiency efficient receptor

bioeffector chemoeffector effectorome effectoromic effectoromics end-effector immunoeffector metaeffector neuroeffector osmoeffector thermoeffector

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