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coreceptor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
core-cep-tor
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell

Etymology

From co- + receptor.

Inflected Forms

coreceptors (plural) co-receptor (alternative)

Questions

What does coreceptor mean?
A cell surface receptor that binds a signaling molecule in addition to a primary receptor in order to facilitate ligand recognition and initiate a biological process, such as entry of a pathogen into a host cell
Where does coreceptor come from?
From co- + receptor.

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