facilitated transport

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Definition of facilitated transport in English English dictionary

Facilitated diffusion (also known as facilitated transport or passive-mediated transport) is a process of passive transport (as opposed to active transport), with this passive transport aided by integral membrane proteins. Facilitated diffusion is the spontaneous passage of molecules or ions across a biological membrane passing through specific transmembrane integral proteins. The facilitated diffusion may occur either across biological membranes or through aqueous compartments of an organism

Hyphenation

fa·ci·li·ta·ted trans·port

Turkish pronunciation

fısîlıteytîd tränspôrt

Pronunciation

/fəˈsələˌtātəd transˈpôrt/ /fəˈsɪləˌteɪtɪd trænsˈpɔːrt/