Etymology

symporter

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Today it means: An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane. Full definition →

English porter ← Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)
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  1. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  2. Englishsym-
  3. Englishporter
  4. English todaysymporter

From sym- + porter.

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