"symporter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: symporters [plural]
Etymology: From sym- + porter. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|syn-|porter|alt1=sym-}} sym- + porter Head templates: {{en-noun}} symporter (plural symporters)
  1. (biochemistry) An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane. Categories (topical): Biochemistry Hypernyms (ion pump): protein Related terms: antiporter, uniporter Translations (integral membrane protein): symportteri (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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