heteroexchange

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noun

The exchange of different entities (e.g. acidic and basic amino acids) typically across a membrane.

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Meanings

nounheteroexchange (countable and uncountable, plural heteroexchanges)

plural heteroexchanges

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryThe exchange of different entities (e.g. acidic and basic amino acids) typically across a membrane.

Origin

From hetero- + exchange.

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APA

heteroexchange. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroexchange

MLA

“heteroexchange.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroexchange. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heteroexchange,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heteroexchange.

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