Donor

Word DONOR
Character 5
Hyphenation do nor
Pronunciations /ˈdəʊnə/

Definitions and meanings of "Donor"

What do we mean by donor?

One that contributes something, such as money, to a cause or fund. noun

An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transfusion, implantation, or transplant. noun

An atom, molecule, or ion that provides a part to combine with an acceptor, especially an atom that provides two electrons to form a bond with another atom. noun

An element introduced into a semiconductor with a negative valence greater than that of the pure semiconductor. noun

Used for transfusion, implantation, or transplant. adjective

One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. noun

Specifically, in law: A giver. noun

One who creates an estate tail. noun

One who gives to another a power. See power. noun

One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything gratuitously; a benefactor. Inverse of recipient. noun

One who grants an estate; in later use, one who confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. noun

One who donates, typically, money. noun

(medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host) noun

Person who makes a gift of property noun

One who makes a donation.

A group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Donor

The word "donor" in example sentences

Throughout this article I have been careful to use the term "donor kidney," meaning one from an anonymous deceased donor, per the protocols of the national organ registry. ❋ Lisa Belkin (2012)

He is the title donor for one of the homes at the Weston ❋ Kate Allen (2010)

I shall henceforth use the term donor-driven gender activism ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yet the donor is the only person involved in the process who receives no compensation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If the donor is an adult, he may have agreed to be an organ donor ahead of time. ❋ Unknown (2009)

About 20,000 bone marrow transplants are performed annually in the USA to treat blood disorders such as leukemia and anemia, and in up to 30% of cases, the donor is a relative, usually a sibling. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The main risk to the donor is the risk of any surgery. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He says I got caught up in what he calls the donor illusion: the promise of a direct connection between a donor and an individual recipient. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We serve about 250 donors through managing what we call donor-advised funds, which is the functional equivalent of a personal foundation," Harris said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Once the donor is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and then re-re-defined. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Another major donor is Middle Resolution, a state political action committee heavily funded by the founder of a fiberglass installation company in Hanover County. ❋ Rosalind S. Helderman (2010)

Wiens will likely wait months more, according to doctors, before a donor is found. ❋ AP (2010)

Donor chains represent a cultural shift in the world of transplants, away from rationing cadaver organs and toward searching for living donors, away from using whatever living donor is available and toward finding the best possible match. ❋ Unknown (2009)

UNOS allocates lungs on a regional basis; the region in which the donor is located is offered the organs first. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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