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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

countertransport

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
coun-ter-trans-port
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions

Uncountable

verb

To transport two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English transport English countertransport From counter- + transport.

Usage

Inflected Forms

countertransports (present, singular) countertransporting (participle, present) countertransported (participle, past) countertransported (past)

Frequently Paired Words

countertransporter

Questions

What does countertransport mean?
The transport of two chemical species across a membrane in opposite directions
Where does countertransport come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English transport English countertransport From counter- + transport.

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