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electron transport
noun
Definition of ELECTRON TRANSPORT
: the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions
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First Known Use of ELECTRON TRANSPORT
1951
Medical Dictionary
electron transport
noun
Medical Definition of ELECTRON TRANSPORT
: the sequential transfer of electrons especially by cytochromes in cellular respiration from an oxidizable substrate to molecular oxygen by a series of oxidation-reduction reactions
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