Term: active transport: transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy
Candidate hypernym: transport: an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes → 1
Candidate hypernym: sidewall: a wall that forms the side of a structure → 0
Candidate hypernym: whimper: a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way → 0
Candidate hypernym: amboyna: mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus → 0
Candidate hypernym: pongo: type genus of the family Pongidae: orangutans → 0
Candidate hypernym: ram: a tool for driving or forcing something by impact → 0
Candidate hypernym: commencement day: the day on which university degrees are conferred → 0
Candidate hypernym: trigger: a device that activates or releases or causes something to happen → 0
Candidate hypernym: tunga: a genus of Siphonaptera → 0
Candidate hypernym: radiochlorine: a radioactive isotope of chlorine → 0
Candidate hypernym: neurofibroma: tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve → 0