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cotransport

cotransport noun: the simultaneous transport of two substances (across a biological membrane).

Noun

cotransport (countable and uncountable, plural cotransports)

  1. The simultaneous transport of two substances (across a biological membrane).

Verb

cotransport (third-person singular simple present cotransports, present participle cotransporting, simple past and past participle cotransported)

  1. To transport two substances simultaneously (across a biological membrane).

Forms of cotransport

Noun
pluralcotransports
Verb
third-person singular presentcotransports
present participlecotransporting
past participlecotransported
pastcotransported

Origin of cotransport

From co- + transport.

Words formed from cotransport

Questions about cotransport

What does cotransport mean?
Cotransport means the simultaneous transport of two substances (across a biological membrane).
What part of speech is cotransport?
Cotransport can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cotransport?
The plural of cotransport is cotransports.

Words near cotransport in the dictionary

  1. cotransmitters
  2. cotransplant
  3. cotransplantation
  4. cotransplantations
  5. cotransplanted
  6. cotransport
  7. cotransportation
  8. cotransported
  9. cotransporter
  10. cotransporters
  11. cotransporting

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