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電子受容体 (denshijuyoutai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

電でん子し受じゅ容よう体たい

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Meanings

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electron acceptor

Technical term in chemistry for a molecule or atom that accepts electrons in a redox reaction.

光こう合ごう成せいでは、NADP+が電でん子し受じゅ容

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In photosynthesis, NADP+ acts as an electron acceptor.

Kanji

電electricity
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
受accept, undergo, answer (phone)
容contain, form, looks
体body, substance, object

Related words

電でん子し供きょう与よ体たい
Electron donor; the counterpart that gives electrons in a redox reaction.

Built from

電でん子し+受じゅ容よう体たい

Etymology

Compound of 電子 (electron) + 受容体 (acceptor). 受容体 is a calque from English 'acceptor', combining 受容 (acceptance) and 体 (body/entity).