sodium pump

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noun

an energy-consuming mechanism in cell membranes that transports sodium ions across the membrane, in exchange for potassium ions or other substances.

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Origin of sodium pump

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby sodium pump

sodium perborate, sodium peroxide, sodium phosphate, sodium polysulfide, sodium propionate, sodium pump, sodium pyroborate, sodium salicylate, sodium silicate, sodium sulfate, sodium sulfide