receptoraladj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/,

/rᵻˈsɛpt(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/rəˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/,

/riˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: receptor n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < receptor n. + -al suffix¹.

Chiefly Physiology.

Of or relating to a receptor or receptors (esp. photoreceptors). Cf. receptor n. 3, 4.

ΚΠ

1908 P. Ehrlich Exper. Res. Specific Therapeutics 59 The receptoral apparatus of the bacteria for the animal species in question.

1948 Psychol. Bull. 45 216 Duplicity theory, the doctrine that visual sensation rests upon two distinct receptoral mechanisms present in the retina, the rod and the cone systems.

1963 R. M. Eakin in D. Mazia & A. Tyler Gen. Physiol. Cell Specialization xxi. 397 (caption) Receptoral process of the frontal organ.

2006 Vision Res. 46 3068/1 Receptoral sensitivity changes explained the shifts in colour appearance induced by different backgrounds.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	receptoral
释义	receptoraladj. Brit. /rᵻˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/, /rᵻˈsɛpt(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /rəˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/, /riˈsɛpt(ə)rəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: receptor n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < receptor n. + -al suffix¹. Chiefly Physiology. Of or relating to a receptor or receptors (esp. photoreceptors). Cf. receptor n. 3, 4. ΚΠ 1908 P. Ehrlich Exper. Res. Specific Therapeutics 59 The receptoral apparatus of the bacteria for the animal species in question. 1948 Psychol. Bull. 45 216 Duplicity theory, the doctrine that visual sensation rests upon two distinct receptoral mechanisms present in the retina, the rod and the cone systems. 1963 R. M. Eakin in D. Mazia & A. Tyler Gen. Physiol. Cell Specialization xxi. 397 (caption) Receptoral process of the frontal organ. 2006 Vision Res. 46 3068/1 Receptoral sensitivity changes explained the shifts in colour appearance induced by different backgrounds. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1908
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