effector

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effector

/ɪˈfek.tə/ Australia, UK
/ɪˈfɛk.tə/ Australia, UK, also
/ɪˈfɛk.təɹ/ Canada, US
/əˈfek.tə/ New Zealand
/ɪˈfɛk.təɾ/ Scotland
/ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈɜː(ɾ)/ India
/ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈəɾ/ India

Rhymes with -ɛktə(ɹ)

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Learned borrowing from Latin effector. By surface analysis, effect + -or.

noun effectors · effecter · effectour

One who or that which brings about an event or result, accomplishes a purpose, etc. This Sanctification, and Bleſſing the Seventh Day, was ſetting it apart as a Day of Diſtinction from the Reſt of the Week-Days, and appropriating it to Holy Uſes and Purpoſes, namely, the Commemoration of that great Work of the Creation, and paying Homage and Worſhip to that infinite Being, who was
Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
An actuator.

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@misc{effector_2026,
  title = {effector},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effector},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}