Etymograph

English

pseudoreceptor

From pseudo- + receptor.

Formed from pseudo- + receptor

Ancient Greek ψεύδω ‘to lie’

Ancient Greek ψευδής ‘false, lying’

English pseudo-

Middle English receptour ‘a shelterer of criminals’

English receptor

Today it means

noun A receptor protein that lacks an intracellular serine/threonine protein kinase domain

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pseudoreceptor”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / pseudoreceptor