acceptor

  1. Noun.  One who accepts.
  2. Noun.  (context, In law and commerce) one who accepts a draft or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has accepted.
  3. Noun.  (chemistry) an atom or molecule which can accept an electron to form a chemical bond.
  4. Noun.  (physics) a chemical acceptor atom forming a positive hole in a semiconductor.

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