Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun active_transport

1 sense of active transport

Sense 1
active transport -- (transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy)
       => transport -- (an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes)