active transport
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From the English words 'active', meaning 'engaged in action', and 'transport', meaning 'to carry from one place to another'.
مثال
- Active transport is necessary for the absorption of nutrients in the intestines.
- The sodium-potassium pump is an example of active transport.
- Active transport requires energy to move substances against their concentration gradient.
ترکیبهای رایج
Active transport process Active transport mechanism Active transport system
تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy