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sodium-potassium pump

sodium-potassium pump noun: the enzyme sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, found in the plasma membrane of all animal cells, that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells.

Noun

sodium-potassium pump (uncountable)

  1. The enzyme sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, found in the plasma membrane of all animal cells, that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells.

Questions about sodium-potassium pump

What does sodium-potassium pump mean?
Sodium-potassium pump means the enzyme sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase, found in the plasma membrane of all animal cells, that pumps sodium out of cells while pumping potassium into cells.
What part of speech is sodium-potassium pump?
Sodium-potassium pump is a noun.

Words near sodium-potassium pump in the dictionary

  1. sodium vapor lamp
  2. sodium vapor lamps
  3. sodium vapour lamp
  4. sodium-23
  5. sodium-cooled
  6. sodium-potassium pump
  7. sodiumdodecylsulfate
  8. sodiumlike
  9. sodiums
  10. sodiumthiosulfate
  11. sodiumthiosulphate

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