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structure vs receptor

receptor vs structure

structure and receptor both are nouns.

structure is a verb but receptor is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
structure Yes No Yes No
receptor Yes No No No
As nouns, receptor is a hyponym of structure; that is, receptor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than structure:
  • structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  • receptor: a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
structure (noun) receptor (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
structure (verb) receptor (verb)
give a structure to
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