Meaning of antiport | Babel Free

Definitions

A structure in a cell membrane that simultaneously transports different molecules or ions through the membrane in opposite directions.

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Examples

“[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, […]”

“Lifting up the antiport, and advancing a little forward, I could not perceive the leaſt noiſe; […]”

“[I]n bed chambers, and other ſmall rooms, where the air is excluded by window curtains, cloſe doors, and antiports, it [charcoal] is then moſt dangerous when the greateſt pains have been taken to burn it clear; […]”

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