effector : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: effector	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for effector
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
effector n one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose Synonym(s): effecter, effector a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses Antonym(s): receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Effector \Ef*fect"or\, n. [L.] An effecter. --Derham.