acceptor
Example Sentences
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Prosecutors meanwhile requested a six to seven-month sentence, saying Iswaran was "more than a passive acceptor of gifts".
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2024
"It was quite surprising to find that a modern electron acceptor like F5H had partnered with an ancient protein to develop new biochemical machinery that synthesizes the advanced lignin structure."
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2024
"Continued study of respiratory electron acceptor usage may thus provide an important avenue for informing our understanding of the functional capacity and metabolic output of the gut microbiome."
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
A classic example of this process uses glucose as a donor and oxygen as the acceptor.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 4, 2024
Mr. Gladstone will end his days and depart without founding any school; he will stand recorded only as the acceptor of office from those who did so, and the passer of other people's measures.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 by Various
