Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

symporter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables
sym-porter
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English sym- English porter English symporter From sym- + porter.

Inflected Forms

symporters (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

antiporter uniporter

Questions

What does symporter mean?
An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different molecules or ions in the same direction across a phospholipid membrane.
Where does symporter come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek σῠν- (sŭn-)der. English sym- English porter English symporter From sym- + porter.

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