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active transport
noun
Definition of ACTIVE TRANSPORT
: the movement of a chemical substance by the expenditure of energy against a gradient in concentration or in electrical potential across a plasma membrane
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First Known Use of ACTIVE TRANSPORT
1922
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active transport
noun
Medical Definition of ACTIVE TRANSPORT
: movement of a chemical substance by the expenditure of energy against a gradient in concentration or electrical potential across a plasma membrane
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