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symport

symport noun: the transportation, through a membrane, of molecules of more than one substance at the same time.

Noun

symport (countable and uncountable, plural symports)

  1. The transportation, through a membrane, of molecules of more than one substance at the same time.

Verb

symport (third-person singular simple present symports, present participle symporting, simple past and past participle symported)

  1. To simultaneously transport molecules of different substances through a membrane.

Forms of symport

Noun
pluralsymports
Verb
third-person singular presentsymports
present participlesymporting
past participlesymported
pastsymported

Questions about symport

What does symport mean?
Symport means the transportation, through a membrane, of molecules of more than one substance at the same time.
What part of speech is symport?
Symport can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of symport?
The plural of symport is symports.

Words near symport in the dictionary

  1. sympodial
  2. sympodially
  3. sympodium
  4. sympoiesis
  5. sympoietic
  6. symport
  7. symported
  8. symporter
  9. symporters
  10. symporting
  11. symports

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