antiport
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
From anti- + port.
==== Noun ====
antiport (plural antiports)
(cytology) A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.
===== Related terms =====
antiporter
===== Translations =====
==== Verb ====
antiport (third-person singular simple present antiports, present participle antiporting, simple past and past participle antiported)
To simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.
=== Etymology 2 ===
From Italian antiporta. By surface analysis, anti- (“before”) + port (“entryway”).
==== Noun ====
antiport (plural antiports)
Obsolete form of anteport.