IONOPHORE


Meaning of IONOPHORE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ī-ˈä-nə-ˌfȯr ]

noun

Date: circa 1955

: a compound that facilitates transmission of an ion (as of calcium) across a lipid barrier (as in a cell membrane) by combining with the ion or by increasing the permeability of the barrier to it

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.