Definitions for effector

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effector ef·fec·tor

Spelling: [ih-fek-ter]

IPA: /ɪˈfɛk tər/

Effector is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 154 anagrams from letters in effector (ceeffort).

Definitions for effector

noun

1. Also, effecter. a person or thing that effects.
2. Physiology. an organ or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse.
3. Biochemistry. a substance, as a hormone, that increases or decreases the activity of an enzyme.

Origin of effector

1595-1605; Latin, equivalent to effec- variant stem of efficere (see effect) + -tor -tor