Medical Dictionary
ionophore
noun ion·o·phore \ī-ˈän-ə-ˌfō(ə)r, -ˌfȯ(ə)r\
Medical Definition of IONOPHORE
: a compound that facilitates transmission of an ion (as of calcium) across a lipid barrier (as in a plasma membrane) by combining with the ion or by increasing the permeability of the barrier to it
—io·noph·or·ous \ī-ə-ˈnäf-ə-rəs\ adjective
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