effector (English, noun)
expansion: effector (plural effectors)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
glosses: An actuator.
Forms:
form: effectors
tags: plural
form: effectour
tags: alternative
obsolete