Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which effects, produces, or causes. Also
effector .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who effects.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Effector .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose
Etymologies
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effect + -er
Examples
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Several SNPs in PTGER3 were significant in the combined MoBa and Cenn maternal samples, supporting the role of variation in this contractile agent in the final effecter pathway and PTB.
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Thus, the nature of the effecter molecules that associate with RPM-1 in each neuron type might dictate the role of RPM-1 in that neuron.
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"might be the true effecter molecules," Wolpin speculates.
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