symporter

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noun

An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane.

OriginEnglish porter ← Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-) →
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Meanings

nounsymporter (plural symporters)

plural symporters

  1. biochemistryAn integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσῠν- (sŭn-)
  2. Englishsym-
  3. Englishporter
  4. Englishsymporter

From sym- + porter.

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Translations

Finnish symportteri
  • symportteriintegral membrane protein
Cite this entry
APA

symporter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symporter

MLA

“symporter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symporter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “symporter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/symporter.

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