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Affecter vs Effector - What's the difference?

affecter | effector |

As nouns the difference between affecter and effector

is that affecter is a person who affects to know something or to be something while effector is (biology) any muscle, organ etc that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.

affecter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who affects to know something or to be something.

    • Related terms

    * affectation * affective * affection * affectionate

    effector

    English

    (wikipedia effector)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
  • (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
  • (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
  • An actuator.

    • Related terms

    * effect * effective * effectiveness * effectivity * effectual * effectuate * efficacious * efficacity * efficacy * efficiency * efficient

    See also

    * receptor