facilitated diffusion
Chemistry and Physiology
noun
Passive chemical diffusion within living tissue which is accelerated or enabled by particular factors; specifically the action of protein molecules in providing channels or acting as carriers for particular molecules across lipid membranes.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in New Phytologist.
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