recipient

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French récipient, from Latin recipiēns, present participle of recipiō (“to receive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹəˈsɪp.i.ənt/ IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/ === Noun === recipient (plural recipients) One who receives. Synonym: addressee (medicine) A person receiving donor organs or tissues. (chemistry) The portion of an alembic or other still in which the distilled liquid is collected. ==== Usage notes ==== “Recipient” is often reserved for the act of receiving such things as awards or medals; “receiver” is used for insignificant items. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === recipient (not comparable) receiving ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:Alambics on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin recipientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [rə.si.piˈe̞n] IPA(key): (Balearic) [rə.si.piˈent] IPA(key): (Central) [rə.si.piˈen] IPA(key): (Valencia) [re.si.piˈent] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [re.si.piˈen] === Noun === recipient m (plural recipients) recipient, container ==== Related terms ==== rebre == Latin == === Verb === recipient third-person plural future active indicative of recipiō == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French récipient. === Noun === recipient n (plural recipiente) container ==== Declension ====