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chemiosmosis

chemiosmosis noun: any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell.

Noun

chemiosmosis (countable and uncountable, plural chemiosmoses)

  1. (physical) Any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell
    Synonyms:
    chemosmosis

Synonyms of chemiosmosis

Forms of chemiosmosis

pluralchemiosmoses

Origin of chemiosmosis

From chemi- + osmosis.

Questions about chemiosmosis

What does chemiosmosis mean?
Chemiosmosis means any chemical reaction that occurs through an intervening semipermeable membrane, especially through a membrane in a biological cell.
What part of speech is chemiosmosis?
Chemiosmosis is a noun.
What is the plural of chemiosmosis?
The plural of chemiosmosis is chemiosmoses.

Words near chemiosmosis in the dictionary

  1. chemioautotrophic
  2. chemioluminescence
  3. chemioluminescent
  4. chemiopreventive
  5. chemiosmoses
  6. chemiosmosis
  7. chemiosmotic
  8. chemiostatic
  9. chemiotactic
  10. chemiotactically
  11. chemiotaxis

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