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antiport
noun 2verb 1
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3VERB + ANTIPORT
lifting
ANTIPORT + NOUN
ign
PREP.
up
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noun
1
A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.
verb
1
To simultaneously transport different molecules or ions through a cell membrane in opposite directions.
noun
1
Obsolete form of anteport.
[T]he Viſier and Solyman Aga went to the Chamber where the King ſlept, and lifting up the Antiport, made a ſign of ſilence to the Ladies of the Guard , commanding by dumb motions that the Young Queen ſhould be awakened […]
This like the Chappel at Mecca, they eſteem ſo holy, that it is only lawful for a Muſulman to enter into it. If a Chriſtian or Jew ſhould but lift up the Anti[-]port, and ſet one ſtep into it, he profaned it, […]
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[T]he Viſier and Solyman Aga went to the Chamber where the King ſlept, and lifting up the Antiport, made a ſign of ſilence to the Ladies of the Guard , commanding by dumb motions that the Young Queen
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This like the Chappel at Mecca, they eſteem ſo holy, that it is only lawful for a Muſulman to enter into it. If a Chriſtian or Jew ſhould but lift up the Anti[-]port, and ſet one ſtep into it, he prof
Wiktionary03
Lifting up the antiport, and advancing a little forward, I could not perceive the leaſt noiſe; […]
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