donor
[ doh-ner ]
/ ˈdoʊ nər /
noun
a person who gives or donates.
Medicine/Medical.
a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation: sperm donor; organ donor.
Law.
a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
adjective
of or relating to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
Origin of donor
SYNONYMS FOR donor
OTHER WORDS FROM donor
do·nor·ship, noun pre·do·nor, nounWords nearby donor
donnish,
donny,
donnybrook,
donnybrook fair,
donnée,
donor,
donor card,
donoso,
donostia-san sebastián,
donovan,
donovan body
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British Dictionary definitions for donor
donor
/ (ˈdəʊnə) /
noun
a person who makes a donation
med
any person who voluntarily gives blood, skin, a kidney etc, for use in the treatment of another person
law
- a person who makes a gift of property
- a person who bestows upon another a power of appointment over property
the atom supplying both electrons in a coordinate bond
an impurity, such as antimony or arsenic, that is added to a semiconductor material in order to increase its n-type conductivity by contributing free electrons
Compare acceptor (def. 2)
Derived forms of donor
donorship, nounWord Origin for donor
C15: from Old French
doneur, from Latin
dōnātor, from
dōnāre to give
Medical definitions for donor
donor
[ dō′nər ]
n.
One from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for use in a transfusion or transplant.
A chemical compound that can transfer an atom, a radical, or a particle to an acceptor.
Scientific definitions for donor
donor
[ dō′nər ]
An atom or molecule that releases one or more electrons to another atom or molecule, resulting in a chemical bond or flow of electric current. Compare acceptor. See also electron carrier.
An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.