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sodium pump

sodium pump noun: the transport of sodium ions across biological membranes using the metabolic energy of ATP.

Noun

sodium pump (plural sodium pumps)

  1. The transport of sodium ions across biological membranes using the metabolic energy of ATP.

Forms of sodium pump

pluralsodium pumps

Questions about sodium pump

What does sodium pump mean?
Sodium pump means the transport of sodium ions across biological membranes using the metabolic energy of ATP.
What part of speech is sodium pump?
Sodium pump is a noun.
What is the plural of sodium pump?
The plural of sodium pump is sodium pumps.

Words near sodium pump in the dictionary

  1. sodium palmate
  2. sodium palmitate
  3. sodium pentothal
  4. sodium peroxide
  5. sodium picosulfate
  6. sodium pump
  7. sodium pumps
  8. sodium selenite
  9. sodium silicate
  10. sodium silicates
  11. sodium soap

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