donor
Pluraldonors
- 1A person who gives money, goods, or time to help others or a cause.
Like someone who gives a gift without asking for anything back.
The donor gave a large sum to the local hospital.
Many donors helped pay for the new playground.
Similarbenefactor, contributor, giver, patron, sponsor
Oppositerecipient, beneficiary
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- 2A broken machine or object kept so that its working pieces can be used to fix another.
Like keeping an old toy just to fix other toys with its pieces.
The garage kept the wrecked car as a donor for spare parts.
Builders stripped the dead printer and used it as a donor.
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- 3A molecule or group that gives away electrons or part of itself during a chemical reaction.
Like a person handing over a puzzle piece so another puzzle can be finished.
In this reaction, the donor gives up an electron to its partner.
Scientists added a donor that hands over part of its structure to the other molecule.
Oppositeacceptor
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Origin
It came from an Old French word meaning someone who gives, passing through Anglo-Norman and Middle English.