toll-like receptor

noun

Any of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.

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Meanings

nountoll-like receptor (plural toll-like receptors)

plural toll-like receptors

  1. immunologyAny of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.

    Synonyms: TLR

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.

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toll-like receptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toll-like%20receptor

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“toll-like receptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toll-like%20receptor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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