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cotransporter

cotransporter noun: an integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.

Noun

cotransporter (plural cotransporters)

  1. An integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.

Forms of cotransporter

pluralcotransporters

Origin of cotransporter

From cotransport + -er.

Questions about cotransporter

What does cotransporter mean?
Cotransporter means an integral membrane protein that actively transports molecules by using the concentration gradient of one molecule or ion concentration to force the other molecule or ion against its gradient.
What part of speech is cotransporter?
Cotransporter is a noun.
What is the plural of cotransporter?
The plural of cotransporter is cotransporters.

Words near cotransporter in the dictionary

  1. cotransplantations
  2. cotransplanted
  3. cotransport
  4. cotransportation
  5. cotransported
  6. cotransporter
  7. cotransporters
  8. cotransporting
  9. cotransports
  10. cotravel
  11. cotreat

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