What it means
- (noun) A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
- (noun) Any specialized cell or structure that responds to sensory stimuli.
Letter analysis
- Receptors contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 7 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 3.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 13.
Sub-words
- receptor
- copters
- porters
- rectors
- reports
- respect
- restore
- scepter
- specter
- copter
- corpse
- corset
- creeps
- crepes
- erects
- escort
- perter
- pester
- peters
- porter
- poster
- preset
- presto
- rector
- report
- repose
- resort
- roster
- scorer
- secret
- sector
- sorter
- stereo
- terser
- tropes
- copes
- copse
- cores
- corps
- cotes
- creep
- crepe
- crept
- crest
- crops
- erect
- ester
- peers
- peter
- poets
- pores
- ports
- poser
- prose
- reset
- ropes
- scope
- score
- serer
Related words
Other 9-letter words
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- abandoned
- abasement
- abatement
- abattoirs
- abdicated
- abdicates
- abdominal
- abductees
- abducting
- abduction
- abductors
- abhorrent
- abhorring
- abilities
- ablatives
- ablutions
- abnegated
Words starting with REC
- recalcitrance
- recalcitrant
- recall
- recalled
- recalling
- recalls
- recant
- recantation
- recantations
- recanted
- recanting
- recants
- recap
- recapitulate
- recapitulated
- recapitulates
- recapitulating
- recapitulation
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Words ending with ORS
Common questions
What does Receptors mean?
A protein on a cell wall that binds with specific molecules so that they can be absorbed into the cell in order to control certain functions.
How many letters are in Receptors?
Receptors has 9 letters.
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