effector

About 1.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who or that which brings about an event or result, accomplishes a purpose, etc.
2. noun Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
3. noun The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
4. noun Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
5. noun (clarification of this definition is needed (e.g. in some cruise missiles?)) An actuator.

Similar words

order instrument executor operator agent actuator implement initiator catalyst performer

Often followed by

cells cell mechanisms functions t organs of molecules function

Word family

effectors