antiport
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.
verb
To simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.
Example Sentences
- "[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 […]"
- "This like the Chappel at Mecca, they eſteem ſo holy, that it is only lawful for a Muſulman to enter into it. If a Chriſtian or Jew ſhould but lift up the Anti[-]port, and ſet one ſtep into it, he profaned it, […]"
- "Lifting up the antiport, and advancing a little forward, I could not perceive the leaſt noiſe; […]"
- "[I]n bed chambers, and other ſmall rooms, where the air is excluded by window curtains, cloſe doors, and antiports, it [charcoal] is then moſt dangerous when the greateſt pains have been taken to burn it clear; […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: antiporta