Antiport
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.
- 2 Obsolete form of anteport. alt-of, obsolete
"[T]he Viſier and Solyman Aga went to the Chamber where the King ſlept, and lifting up the Antiport, made a ſign of ſilence to the Ladies of the Guard , commanding by dumb motions that the Young Queen ſhould be awakened […]"
Verb
- 1 To simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.
Example
More examples"[T]he Viſier and Solyman Aga went to the Chamber where the King ſlept, and lifting up the Antiport, made a ſign of ſilence to the Ladies of the Guard , commanding by dumb motions that the Young Queen ſhould be awakened […]"
Etymology
Etymology 1
From anti- + port.
Etymology 2
From Italian antiporta. By surface analysis, anti- (“before”) + port (“entryway”).
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