counterreceptor

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noun

A material that binds with, and tethers a receptor on the surface of a cell

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Meanings

nouncounterreceptor (plural counterreceptors)

plural counterreceptors · alternative counter-receptor

  1. biochemistryA material that binds with, and tethers a receptor on the surface of a cell

Origin

From counter- + receptor.

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APA

counterreceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreceptor

MLA

“counterreceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreceptor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterreceptor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterreceptor.

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