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facilitated diffusion

fa·cil·i·tat·ed dif·fu·sion


noun 
Definition:
 
enhanced diffusion across membranes: the diffusion of substances across a biological membrane by means of membrane-spanning carrier molecules that transport substances that otherwise would diffuse slowly or not at all

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