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EFFECTOR

\ɪfˈɛktə], \ɪfˈɛktə], \ɪ_f_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of EFFECTOR

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

An effecter.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

An effecter.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Sherrington's term for one of the nerve-endings within the muscles, glands, etc.; distinguished from receptor.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

n. [Latin] One who produces or causes; a maker or creator.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

He that produces any effect.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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