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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ac′tive trans′port,

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physiologythe movement of ions or molecules across a cellular membrane from a lower to a higher concentration, requiring the consumption of energy.

1960–65

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